The word 'lox' is a loan word from Yiddish 'laks'

'Lox' is a word borrowed from Yiddish 'laks'. The word entered the English language some time around 1939.

lox [noun] [1939]

Salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked
Meaning: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked.

Etymology: Yiddish laks; from Middle High German lahs salmon; from Old High German; akin to Old English leax salmon.

Topics: Animals:Fish.

Origin: From Yiddish to German to English.

note: Brined and sometimes smoked salmon from Yiddish laks via Germanic not related to Scandinavian gravlax.

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