langosta

American  

[lahng-gaws-tah, lang-gos-tuh] / lɑŋˈgɔs tɑ, læŋˈgɒs tə /

noun

Spanish.

• langostas
  plural

1. spiny lobster.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• langostas
  plural

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Example Sentences

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langosta langostas

Boricua culture, old and new, is celebrated in a charming image of a langosta vendor atop a horse and a portrait of Bad Bunny proudly performing in front of a flapping Puerto Rican flag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

We ate langosta for lunch cooked over a fire in the boat, and I managed 13 hours without a bathroom to use.

From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2019

But I thought there might be a langosta clinging to coral at the bottom of the fishing hole.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

Fish, langosta, mussels, or the eggs from sea urchins, those small, black round sea nnfmnfa with sharp spines that attach themselves to the reefs.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

I wanted scallops or a langosta to roast over the fire.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

"Where are you from, gentlemen?"—and when we told them, "¿Y estaban allí las langostas?"

From Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern by Edward Burnett Tylor

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