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langoustine

[ lang-guh-steen ]

noun

  1. a large prawn, Nephrops norvegicus, used for food.


langoustine

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noun

  1. a large prawn or small lobster
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of langoustine1

1910–15; < French < Spanish langostino, equivalent to langost ( a ) crayfish (< Vulgar Latin, for Latin locusta kind of crustacean, locust ) + -ino -ine 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of langoustine1

from French, diminutive of langouste
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I really enjoy shellfish, especially scallops, lobster and langoustine.

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"You can see how little bycatch there is," says the fisherman, as he clears away only three unwanted fish from among the langoustines.

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He is going out for his daily catch of langoustines - something he has been doing for almost 40 years.

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Sir Robert told the House of Commons that Whitby Seafoods, which operates in his constituency and in Kilkeel in Northern Ireland, needed Filipino fishermen to bring in the langoustines needed to make scampi.

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In an anomaly of commerce, Britain, surrounded by bountiful waters, imports much of the seafood it eats — typically cod for fish and chips — yet exports much of what it catches, including crab, lobster and langoustine.

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