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langosta

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

noun

Spanish.
langostas plural
  1. spiny lobster.


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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

He roasted the langosta over the fire, and later we crawled into the hut to spend our first night on the silent island.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

I dived many times without again touching the hard shell that meant langosta.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

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

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 Tylor, Edward Burnett

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