gravlax
noun /ˈɡrævlæks/
/ˈɡrɑːvlɑːks/
(also gravadlax
[uncountable] (from Swedish) /ˈɡrævədlæks/
/ˈɡrɑːvədlɑːks/
)- raw salmon (= a type of fish) which has been preserved using salt and herbsWord OriginSwedish, from grav ‘trench’ + lax ‘salmon’ (from the former practice of burying the salmon in salt in a hole in the ground).