langouste

A noun referring to a large, edible marine crustacean with a spiny carapace and no large claws, often found in warm waters and marketed as frozen tails.

• 🇵🇹Crustáceo marinho comestível de grande porte, de carapaça espinhosa e sem grandes pinças, comum em águas quentes e frequentemente vendido congelado, apenas em cauda.

1. Spiny lobster B2 formal culinary

   A large edible marine crustacean with a spiny carapace and no large claws, found in warm waters.

   • The restaurant served grilled langouste with garlic butter.
   • Langouste is often marketed as frozen tails in supermarkets.
   • Fishermen caught several langoustes off the coast of Florida.

   🇵🇹Lagosta espinhosa

   Sinônimos: crawfishrock lobsterspiny lobster

2. Warm-water lobster B2 formal culinary

   A type of lobster from warm waters, such as those from Australia and South Africa, typically sold as frozen tails.

   • Australian langouste is prized for its sweet, tender meat.
   • The market sells frozen langouste tails imported from South Africa.
   • Langouste is a popular ingredient in seafood salads.

   🇵🇹Lagosta de água quente

   Sinônimos: rock lobsterspiny lobster