Languste

spiny lobster

noun lan-GUS-teh Rare

Origin: from French langouste

Also means

rock lobster

Usage Note

Languste (Palinurus elephas and relatives) differs from Hummer (true lobster) in lacking large claws; it is a luxury seafood found at high-end German restaurants. The plural Langusten is more commonly encountered than the singular.

Examples

"Die Languste ist teurer als der Hummer und hat keine großen Scheren."

Natural Translation

The spiny lobster is more expensive than lobster and has no large claws.

Literal Translation

The spiny-lobster is more-expensive than the lobster and has no large claws.

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