lox

lox

See also: LOX and LOx

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /lɑks/

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• Homophone: locks
• Rhymes: -ɒks

Etymology 1

From Yiddish לאַקס‎ (laks, “salmon”), from Old High German lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at lax.

Noun

lox (uncountable)

1. Salmon cured in brine and then smoked in low temperature so that the flesh remains uncooked.

Synonyms

• cold-smoked salmon

Hyponyms

• Nova

Translations

type of smoked salmon

Finnish: kylmäsavulohi

Swedish: kallrökt lax n

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Translations to be checked

Dutch: gerookte zalm Faroese: royktur laksur m French: saumon fumé (fr) m

German: Räucherlachs (de) Italian: salmone affumicato m Yiddish: לאַקס‎ m (laks)

See also

• lox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.

Alternative forms

• LOX, LOx

Noun

lox (uncountable)

1. Liquid oxygen.

Synonyms

• LO2
• O₂(l)

Coordinate terms

• gox, GOX (gaseous oxygen)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hydrolox
• kerolox

• methalox

See also

• LH2 (liquid hydrogen)
• LN2 (liquid nitrogen)
• LHe (liquid helium)

• LNG (liquified natural gas)
• LPG (liquified petroleum gas)

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luhsaz (“lynx”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, bright, shining”). Cognate with Old Saxon lohs (“lynx”), Old High German luhs (“lynx”), Old Swedish lō (“lynx”). See los.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloks/

Noun

lox m (nominative plural loxas)

1. lynx

Declension

Declension of lox (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lox	loxas
accusative	lox	loxas
genitive	loxes	loxa
dative	loxe	loxum

Descendants

• Middle English: lusk