Pronunciation: ˌ la ŋ -g ə - ' st ē -( ˌ )n ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ti · nos
Etymology: Spanish, diminutive of langosta spiny lobster, locust, from Vulgar Latin *lacusta, alteration of Latin locusta
Date: 1915
: any of several edible crustaceans (as of the genus Pleuroncodes ) that are or resemble small lobsters or large shrimp specifically : LANGOUSTINE