langosta

American  

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

noun

Spanish.

plural

langostas

1. spiny lobster.

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Example Sentences

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

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 swam to the edge, pushed the langosta off the stick, caught my breath again, and dived.

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

He always speared the fish or langosta with a sharp stick, but I could not see, of course, to do that.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor