langoustine

[ lang-guh-steen ]
/ ˌlæŋ gəˈstin /

noun

a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.

Origin of langoustine

1910–15; < French < Spanish langostino, equivalent to langost(a) crayfish (< Vulgar Latin, for Latin locusta kind of crustacean, locust) + -ino -ine1

Words nearby langoustine

langobard, langobardic, langosta, langostino, langouste, langoustine, langrage, langrenus, langreo, langres plateau, langsat

British Dictionary definitions for langoustine

langoustine
/ (ˌlɒŋɡuːsˈtiːn) /

noun

a large prawn or small lobster

Word Origin for langoustine

from French, diminutive of langouste