lutefisk

[ loo-tuh-fisk ]

nounScandinavian Cooking.
  1. dried cod tenderized by soaking in lye, which is rinsed out before cooking.

Origin of lutefisk

1
<Norwegian lutefisk or Swedish lutfisk, equivalent to lutlye + fiskfish

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