n. Raw, thinly sliced, cured salmon seasoned with dill and served usually as an appetizer. [Swedish : grava, to bury (from the original process of curing it in the ground); see ghrebh-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + lax, salmon; see laks- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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