: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked
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This pop-up offers a rotation of seasonal flavors and the classic lox or BEC (bacon, egg and cheese) dress-ups.—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June 2026 Grab a cinnamon croissant at Birley Bakery or a lox bagel at Eli’s and eat it on a bench near the serene Conservatory Water with its model boats.—Riza Cruz, Vogue, 14 May 2026 These tea sandwiches contain all the delicious flavors of a lox and cream cheese bagel, but in a smaller, cuter form.—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026 Instead, consider leaning into the bagels and lox concept and topping each egg with a few capers or a pinch of everything bagel seasoning.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lox
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
liquid oxygen
Noun (2)
Yiddish laks, from Middle High German lahs salmon, from Old High German; akin to Old English leax salmon