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Lachs.

salmon, lox

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/laks/
  1. salmon, lox

    masculine · strong
  2. 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.

    masculine · strong
  3. dick

    colloquial · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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

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