gravlax
noun/ˈɡrævlæks/
/ˈɡrɑːvlɑːks/
(also gravadlax
[uncountable] (from Swedish)/ˈɡrævədlæks/
/ˈɡrɑːvədlɑːks/
)- raw salmon (= a type of fish) which has been preserved using salt and herbs
用盐和草药保存的生鲑鱼 Word OriginSwedish, from grav ‘trench’ + lax ‘salmon’ (from the former practice of burying the salmon in salt in a hole in the ground).