langouste

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.

Noun

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langouste (plural langoustes)

  1. The spiny lobster

French

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.ɡust/
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Noun

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langouste f (plural langoustes)

  1. spiny lobster
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Descendants

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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

  1. grasshopper

Descendants

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  • French: langouste (see there for further descendants)