LANGOSTINO


Meaning of LANGOSTINO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌlaŋ-gə-ˈstē-(ˌ)nō ]

noun

( 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

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