lumbrigante

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lobaganto (13th century), perhaps from Late Latin lucuparta. Cognate with Portuguese lavagante, Spanish bogavante and Asturian llocántaru.

Pronunciation

Noun

lumbrigante m (plural lumbrigantes)

  1. European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
    Synonym: cereixo

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “lobagante”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos