Langusten

spiny lobster

noun lang-GOOS-ten 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

"Langusten sind teurer als Hummer und haben keine großen Scheren."

Natural Translation

Spiny lobsters are more expensive than lobster and have no large claws.

Literal Translation

Spiny-lobsters are more-expensive than lobster and have no large claws.

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