lavagante

Portuguese

Etymology

Uncertain, possibly from Latin *lucopante, from Ancient Greek λυκοπάνθηρος (lukopánthēros, “snow leopard”). Compare Spanish lobagante (“lobster”)

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.vɐˈɡɐ̃.tɨ/ [lɐ.vɐˈɣɐ̃.tɨ]

  • Hyphenation: la‧va‧gan‧te

Noun

lavagante m (plural lavagantes)

  1. lobster (crustacean of the superfamilies Nephropoidea and Enoplometopoidea)

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