langoustine

[ lang-guh-steen ]

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

Origin of langoustine

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for langoustine

langoustine

/ (ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn) /


noun
  1. a large prawn or small lobster

Origin of langoustine

1
from French, diminutive of langouste

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