langouste

[ lahn-goost; English lahng-goost ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, French.

, plural lan·goustes [lah, n, -, goost, lahng-, goosts].

langouste

/ lɒŋˈɡuːst; ˈlɒŋɡuːst /

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

He ate a small portion of langouste with an exquisite salad, and drank a single glass of chablis.

Better still are scampi, a kind of small crawfish, rather like tenderer and sweeter langouste.

It is highly esteemed for the table, especially in France, where it goes by the name of Langouste.

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

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