411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Seelachs
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
German
de:
Etymology
From de See Lachs sea salmon. So called because it was used as a substitute for salmon in the production of smoked salmon (“lox”) in the first half of the 20th century. This use is no longer common, but the name has been kept for marketing reasons.
Pronunciation
de /ˈzeːlaks/
de De-Seelachs.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
de commercial cooking saithe, coalfish (Pollachius virens species, a cod of the North Atlantic)
de biology, fishing Köhler
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Alaska-Seelachs
Further reading
de Gadiforms