lox

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈläks How to pronounce lox (audio)
: liquid oxygen

lox

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural lox or loxes
: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked

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Noun
In addition to afternoon tea, there are New York diner classics and signature cocktails, including the lox bagel, classic hot dog, pastrami club sandwich, warm cookies and ice cream, New York cheesecake and a Coke float. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 Breakfast includes smart versions of the usual suspects of avocado toast, bagels and lox, breakfast sandwiches, and lunch is grab-and-go sandwiches, asfew guests are milling around mid-day. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Several of the staples of break fast meals — bagels, cream cheese and lox — are carbohydrate-heavy and can send blood sugar soaring if eaten too quickly. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Sep. 2026 Dan’s sells more than 22 bagel flavors in the form of classic bagel and cream cheese, bagel and lox and breakfast and lunch bagel sandwiches. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1923, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lox was in 1923

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“Lox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lox. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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lox

1 of 2 noun
ˈläks How to pronounce lox (audio)
: liquid oxygen

lox

2 of 2 noun
plural lox or loxes
: salmon that has been cured in brine and sometimes smoked
Etymology

Noun

liquid oxygen

Noun

from Yiddish laks "lox," from an old German word lahs "salmon"

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