LUTEFISK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lutefisk mean? 

• LUTEFISK (noun)
  The noun LUTEFISK has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LUTEFISK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUTEFISK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

lutefisk; lutfisk

Hypernyms ("lutefisk" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Domain region:

Scandinavia (a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian)