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langoustine

[ lang-guh-steen ]

noun

  1. a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.


langoustine

/ ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn /

noun

  1. a large prawn or small lobster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of langoustine1

1910–15; < French < Spanish langostino, equivalent to langost ( a ) crayfish (< Vulgar Latin, for Latin locusta kind of crustacean, locust ) + -ino -ine 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of langoustine1

from French, diminutive of langouste
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Example Sentences

Here, the Australian chef Beau Clugson creates fresh plates of baked langoustines, flat fish with seaweed butter and cured mackerel with cucumber and lime sambal.

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