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graavata
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
graavata
- to cure raw fish overnight with salt and spices
Usage notes
- Probably the best known dish made this way is gravlax.
- Also other fish than salmon, notably siika (“whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus”) may be prepared this way.
Conjugation
Synonyms
Derived terms
- graavaaminen
- graavaantua
- graavaus
Further reading
- “graavata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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