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lutefisk

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈluːtəfɪsk/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A traditional Nordic dish made from stockfish and soda lye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

dried cod soaked in a lye solution before boiling to give it a gelatinous consistency

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: lutfisk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: dish

History

Etymology

From Norwegian lutefisk, compare with Swedish lutfisk.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 鹼漬魚 /碱渍鱼 (jiǎnzìyú) — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Danish: ludfisk — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Danish: ludefisk — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Estonian: libekala — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Finnish: lipeäkala — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Finnish: livekala — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lutefisk — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lutefisk — Traditional Nordic dish
  • Swedish: lutfisk — Traditional Nordic dish