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Etymology edit

Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.

Noun edit

langouste (plural langoustes)

  1. The spiny lobster

French edit

Etymology edit

Inherited 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 edit

  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.ɡust/
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Noun edit

langouste f (plural langoustes)

  1. spiny lobster

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Etymology edit

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 edit

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

  1. grasshopper

Descendants edit

  • French: langouste (see there for further descendants)