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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by simonh on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @05:11AM (#19917620)
Could you give a phonetic representation of that, for non-Yiddish speakers? Thanks.
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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by throwaway_vnkqd on Wednesday May 15, 2019 @07:18AM (#19918279)
In Yiddish it would be something like "lux" as in "deluxe" or "bucks". In contemporary Israeli Hebrew, that vowel doesn't exist so it would be pronounced somewhere between the "ucks" in "bucks" and the "olks" in "yolks" or "folks".
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Re:The word “lox” hasn't changed in sound or meaning in 8k y... by js2 on Thursday May 16, 2019 @04:10PM (#19932625)
Both words are spellings of "lox." Also, lox isn't smoked, it's salt cured. Cold smoked salmon is usually called nova.
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