American lobster
- noun
- /əˈmɛrɪkən ˈlɒbstər/
- US
:
langosta americana
- We ordered steamed American lobster for our special anniversary dinner.
Examples
-
The chef prepared a bisque using sweet, tender American lobster meat.
-
Fresh American lobster is often considered a delicacy in upscale restaurants.
-
The chef prepared an exquisite dish featuring American lobster.
-
Have you ever tried American lobster?
-
Fresh American lobster is often considered a delicacy in upscale restaurants.
-
We ordered steamed American lobster for our special anniversary dinner.
-
The chef prepared a bisque using sweet, tender American lobster meat.
Synonyms
46
1.0
Meat from a large sea animal with big claws that people eat
The meat from a large lobster, often the tender claw meat
A large edible lobster from the Atlantic coast of North America or its meat
A large lobster that lives on the Atlantic coast of North America and people eat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase simply combines 'American' (from the United States) with 'lobster' (the crustacean/meat), so its meaning — a lobster associated with America or the species found there — is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a fully compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The noun American lobster for food comes from the same idea: cooks and sellers called the meat from the lobster that comes from America 'American' to show its origin. So American lobster also means the tender, tasty 'seafood' meat from that large cold-water lobster.