lan·gous·tine

[lang-guh-steen]
noun
a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.

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

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langoustine (ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a large prawn or small lobster
 
[from French, diminutive of langouste]

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Langoustine is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
The langoustine are creel-caught, the salmon organic, and the scallops landed by divers.
He'll serve a langoustine flanked by barely cooked tiny yellow carrots and a minute fronded radish.
Its specialties include several dishes featuring local shellfish, including rock lobster, langoustine and prawns.
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