langouste

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French langouste. Doublet of locust.

Noun

langouste (plural langoustes)

  1. The spiny lobster

French

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /lɑ̃.ɡust/
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Noun

langouste f (plural langoustes)

  1. spiny lobster

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Etymology

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

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

  1. grasshopper

Descendants

  • French: langouste (see there for further descendants)
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