French word

tourteau

Pronunciation

IPA/tuʁto/

Meaning

  • masculine nounedible crab

Example

J'ai commandé un tourteau au restaurant.

I ordered an edible crab at the restaurant.

Illustration for tourteau (edible crab)

More examples

Au marché, j'ai acheté un tourteau pour le dîner.

At the market, I bought an edible crab for dinner.

Core concept

A whole edible crab selected at a market and served as food.

Common phrases

  • commander un tourteau

    order an edible crab

  • acheter un tourteau

    buy an edible crab

  • chair de tourteau

    edible crab meat

Similar words

crabe: A sea-dwelling shelled animal often sold as food.

Definition in French

Crabe destiné à la consommation, terme employé pour désigner les spécimens commercialisés comme aliment.

Word origin

The French noun tourteau is long-established in seafood vocabulary, but its deeper etymology is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • Tourteau is masculine, so the standard article is un: un tourteau.

Other meanings

  • oilcakenoun

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