Lachs

1. (masculine, strong) salmon, lox
2. (masculine, strong) loin, backstrap, longissimus dorsi (core muscle, long back extensor muscle) of the back of slaughtered animals, especially pigs, calves, and lambs; part of the rib or chop cuts.

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

laggs

Basel-Landschaft

salm

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/laks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: lahs

Inherited from Old High German: lahs

In summary

From Middle High German lahs, from Old High German lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.

Concepts

salmon

ingot

kelt

lax

parr

chum salmon

grilse

samlet

Synonyms

Salm

Flachs

Lachse

lachsfarben

Lein

Räucherlachs

Translations

salmón

saumon

salmone

zalm

salmão

łosoś

salmó

somon

σολομός

حوت سليمان

som

salmo

som balığı

zalmkleur

سلمون