langouste
noun/lɒŋˈɡuːst/
/læŋˈɡuːst/
(US English langosta
/læŋˈɡɒstə/
/læŋˈɡɑːstə/
)- a type of large shellfish with a long body and legsTopics Fish and shellfishc2Word OriginFrench, from Old Provençal lagosta, based on Latin locusta ‘locust, crustacean’.
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