langoustine

[ lang-guh-steen ]

/ ˌlæŋ gəˈstin /

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noun

a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.

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Origin of langoustine

1910–15; <French <Spanish langostino, equivalent to langost(a) crayfish (<Vulgar Latin, for Latin locusta kind of crustacean, locust) + -ino-ine¹

Words nearby langoustine

Langobard, Langobardic, langosta, langostino, langouste, langoustine, langrage, Langrenus, Langreo, Langres Plateau, langsat

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How to use langoustine in a sentence

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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British Dictionary definitions for langoustine

langoustine

/ (ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn) /

noun

a large prawn or small lobster

Word Origin for langoustine

from French, diminutive of langouste

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