langoustine

[ lang-guh-steen ]

noun

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

langoustine

/ ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn /

noun

1. a large prawn or small lobster

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of langoustine¹

from French, diminutive of langouste

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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