noun
lox
loks
Lox (noun) means Salmon cured in brine and cold-smoked, served raw rather than cooked. Example: “She piled lox and cream cheese onto a fresh bagel.”
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Salmon cured in brine and cold-smoked, served raw rather than cooked.
"She piled lox and cream cheese onto a fresh bagel."
"The brunch menu offered lox with capers and red onion."
How to use lox
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCured, smoked salmon, classically served on a bagel with cream cheese.
UK vs US
Mainly an American term, strongly associated with New York Jewish deli culture.
Common pairings
bagel with lox
lox and cream cheese
a slice of lox
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- loxes
- Past tense
- loxed
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Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish "laks," meaning salmon — closely related to the English word "lax," an older word for the same fish.
Synonyms
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What does “lox” mean?
The word “lox” means salmon cured in brine and cold-smoked, served raw rather than cooked. In plain terms, cured, smoked salmon, classically served on a bagel with cream cheese.
How do you pronounce “lox”?
“Lox” is pronounced loks (/lɑks/ in IPA).
How do you use “lox” in a sentence?
Here is “lox” used in a sentence: “She piled lox and cream cheese onto a fresh bagel.”
What part of speech is “lox”?
“Lox” is a noun.
Where does the word “lox” come from?
The word “lox” comes from Yiddish. Borrowed from Yiddish "laks," meaning salmon — closely related to the English word "lax," an older word for the same fish.
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