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langouste

American  
[lahn-goost, lahng-goost] / lɑ̃ˈgust, lɑŋˈgust /

noun

French.

plural

langoustes
  1. spiny lobster.


langouste British  
/ lɒŋˈɡuːst, ˈlɒŋɡuːst /

noun

  1. another name for the spiny 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

Etymology

Origin of langouste

French, from Old Provençal langosta, perhaps from Latin lōcusta lobster, locust

Example Sentences

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Her "Modern Cookery For Teaching and the Trade: Volume 2" resounds with the minutiae of French dishes like salmis of pheasant and langouste à la parisienne.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2021

It serves such haute cuisine delicacies as langouste Thermidor, filets de s�le Sainte Marie and bananes flamb�es an kirsch.

From Time Magazine Archive

One way to dip toes in this particular par adise is to take a day trip by plane, swim, see the bird sanctuary, savor the langouste � and lay plans for a longer visit later.

From Time Magazine Archive

The descriptions of the lobster and the langouste are particularly minute, and the comparison or contrast between the two is drawn with elaborate precision.

From The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield by Livingstone, R.W.

Lobster as here served to take the place of the French langouste, tastes much like deviled lobster.

From Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them by Moore, Cora

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