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langosta

noun
lan·gos·ta | \laŋˈgästə\
plural -s

Definition of langosta 

: a South or Central American spiny lobster of the genus Panulirus

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History and Etymology for langosta

American Spanish, from Spanish, locust, European lobster, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin lacusta, alteration of Latin locusta

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