noun
lox
LOKS/lɑːks/
Salmon preserved in salt brine.
Thin slices of lox lie folded over cream cheese on the open bagel.
Etymology
Yiddish laks means salmon generally. English lox narrows the fish's name to a particular prepared food: brined salmon.
In context
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More examples
- The lox tastes salty because it is cured in brine.
- We order lox with cream cheese and sliced onions.
- Keep the lox refrigerated until you serve it.
Similar words
- gravlax
- Salmon cured with salt, sugar, and dill rather than brine.
- smoked salmon
- Specifically treated with smoke; lox is defined by its brine cure.