langouste

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French langouste.

Noun

langouste (plural langoustes)

  1. The spiny lobster

French

Etymology

From Old French langouste, languste, borrowed from Old Occitan langosta, from Vulgar Latin lacusta, from Latin locusta, of uncertain origin. Cf. also the Old French laöste, laüste, laouste, which was inherited from the Latin, as well as locuste, which was a learned borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.ɡust/
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Noun

langouste f (plural langoustes)

  1. spiny lobster

Descendants

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Old French

Alternative forms

  • languste

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan langosta, from Vulgar Latin lacusta, from Latin locusta, of uncertain origin. Cf. also the doublet laöste, laüste, laouste, which was inherited from the Latin, as well as locuste, which was a learned borrowing.

Noun

langouste f (oblique plural langoustes, nominative singular langouste, nominative plural langoustes)

  1. grasshopper

Descendants

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