Masculine
Lachs
Meaning
- (masculine,strong) salmon, lax/lox
- (masculine,strong) longissimus dorsi (core muscle, long back extensor muscle) of the back of slaughtered animals, especially pigs (Schweinelachs or Lachsfleisch), calves (Kalbslachs), and lambs (Lammlachs); part of the rib or chop cuts.
Synonyms
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
laggs
Basel-Landschaft
salm
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/laks/
Etymology
From Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.
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