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Meaning of langouste in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /lɑŋˈɡust/

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  1. Noun

    langouste

    Etymology

    French, from Old Provençal lagosta, based on Latin locusta‘locust, crustacean’

    Definitions

    1. warm-water lobsters without claws

    Examples

    • « those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails »
    • « caught also in Florida and California »
  2. 2. large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters

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