Meaning & use
Langouste
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A spiny lobster, a clawless lobster found in warm coastal waters, often used in cooking.
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The restaurant's specialty was grilled langouste with garlic butter.
Unlike true lobsters, langouste lack large front claws.
A note on using this word
"Langouste" is borrowed directly from French and is commonly used on menus to distinguish spiny lobster from the clawed "homard," or true lobster.
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spiny lobsterrock lobster
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