locust en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈloʊ.kəst/ (US)
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- /ˈləʊ.kəst/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lek-der.? Latin locusta Anglo-Norman locustebor. Middle English locuste English locust Inherited from Middle English locuste, locust, from Anglo-Norman locuste, Middle French locuste, and their source, Latin locustam (“locust, crustacean, lobster”, accusative of locusta). Doublet of langouste. Noun sense 3 (“kind of tree”), originally referring to the carob (compare locust bean), is based on the resemblance of the trees' beanlike seed pods to the insect and is likely a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ἀκρίς (akrís). Noun sense 5 (“mainlander”) is a semantic loan from Cantonese 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (wong4 cung4), also meaning "locust".
Meanings
- Any of the grasshoppers, often polyphenic and usually swarming, in the family Acrididae that are very destructive to crops and other vegetation, especially migratory locusts (Locusta migratoria).
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(historical) A fruit or pod of a carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
Among other articles, they brought with them a great quantity of locusts, which are a kind of pulse, sweet and pleasant to the palate, and in shape resembling French beans, but longer.
1789, Olaudah Equiano, chapter 9, in The Interesting Narrative, volume I:
- Any of various often leguminous trees and shrubs, especially of the genera Robinia and Gleditsia; locust tree.
- A cicada.
- (Hong-Kong, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur) A mainlander.
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(UK, obsolete, slang) A dose of laudanum.
I took my flogging like a stone. If I had sung, some of the convicts would have given me some lush with a locust in it (laudanum hocussing), and when I was asleep would have given me a crack on the head that would have laid me straight.
1851, Henry Mayhew, London Labour and the London Poor, published 1861:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| locusts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
American locust · white locust · grouse locust · thorny locust · locustlike · Egyptian locust · spur-throated locust · camel locust · West Indian locust · black locust · Kelsey locust · sea locust · spotted locust · New Mexican locust · brown locust · desert locust · locustal · water locust · kosher locust · antilocust · Moroccan locust · cave locust · of Australia · Australian plague locust · swamp locust · mossy locust · red-legged locust · Carolina locust · red locust · shipmast locust · post locust · tree locust · Bombay locust · thorn locust · New Mexico locust · locust borer · differential locust · Italian locust · river locust · bald locust · African locust · sweet locust · pygmy locust · bristly locust · hoofed locust · rose-flowering locust · Rocky Mountain locust · mock locust · honey locust · yellow locust · locust bean · thirteen-year locust · locust stick · moss locust · migratory locust · clammy locust · praying locust · plague locust · seventeen-year locust
Translations (155)
dng хуончун (type of grasshopper) · bn পঙ্গপাল (type of grasshopper) · myv таста (type of grasshopper) · is engispretta (type of grasshopper) · sk saranča (type of grasshopper) · ro lăcustă (type of grasshopper) · rup gãlãgustã (type of grasshopper) · gl lagosta (type of grasshopper) · sw nzige (type of grasshopper) · goh hewispranga (type of grasshopper) · tg малах (type of grasshopper) · sh skȁkavac (type of grasshopper) · es langosta (type of grasshopper) · nb gresshoppe (type of grasshopper) · es tucura (type of grasshopper) · sv vandringsgräshoppa (type of grasshopper) · ru саранча́ (type of grasshopper) · ky чегиртке (type of grasshopper) · ja 飛蝗 (type of grasshopper) · pa ਟਿੱਡੀ (type of grasshopper) · tl balang (type of grasshopper) · be саранчу́к (type of grasshopper) · sv gräshoppa (type of grasshopper) · hy մորեխ (type of grasshopper) · ja イナゴ (type of grasshopper) · el ακρίδα (type of grasshopper) · ka კალია (type of grasshopper) · ca llagosta (type of grasshopper) · ps ملخ (type of grasshopper) · txb śalāp (type of grasshopper) · mnc ᠰᡝᠪᠰᡝᡥᡝᡵᡳ (type of grasshopper) · eo lokusto (type of grasshopper) · alt чегертки (type of grasshopper) · ta வெட்டுக்கிளி (type of grasshopper) · ckb کولە (type of grasshopper) · fa-ira مَلَخ (type of grasshopper) · cho washa (type of grasshopper) · sh zrikavac (type of grasshopper) · nv wóóneeshchʼįįdii nahachaʼígíí (type of grasshopper) · la locusta (type of grasshopper) · acw جرادة (type of grasshopper) · kmr kulî (type of grasshopper) · io lokusto (type of grasshopper) · ja バッタ (type of grasshopper) · zza mele (diq) (type of grasshopper) · bg скакале́ц (type of grasshopper) · fa-ira مِیگ (type of grasshopper) · sma kraesienjålhtja (type of grasshopper) · rup lãcustã (type of grasshopper) · it locusta (type of grasshopper) · bo ཆ་ག་པ་ (type of grasshopper) · bo ཚ་ག་བ (type of grasshopper) · ce цӏоз (type of grasshopper) · ko 황충 (type of grasshopper) · grc ἀκρίς (type of grasshopper) · syc ܩܡܨܐ (type of grasshopper) · hi टिड्डी (type of grasshopper) · ru саранчу́к (type of grasshopper) · mg dongara (type of grasshopper) · kaw walaṅ (type of grasshopper) · kmr melex (type of grasshopper) · mn голио (type of grasshopper) · wo njéeréer bi (type of grasshopper) · za duzruemh (type of grasshopper) · ga lócaiste (type of grasshopper) · fon gbokle (type of grasshopper) · ko 메뚜기 (type of grasshopper) · nan-hbl 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (type of grasshopper) · mi rangataua (type of grasshopper) · sat ᱯᱳᱦᱳ (type of grasshopper) · pt gafanhoto (type of grasshopper) · sh цврчак (type of grasshopper) · tk çekirtge (type of grasshopper) · hu sáska (type of grasshopper) · az çəyirtkə (type of grasshopper) · kn ಮಿಡತೆ (type of grasshopper) · nl sprinkhaan (type of grasshopper) · th ปาทังกา (type of grasshopper) · pdt Heischrakj (type of grasshopper) · ru сарана́ (type of grasshopper) · pl szarańcza (type of grasshopper) · fr criquet (type of grasshopper) · de Heuschrecke (type of grasshopper) · got 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌼𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹 (type of grasshopper) · de Wanderheuschrecke (type of grasshopper) · yue 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (type of grasshopper) · da vandregræshoppe (type of grasshopper) · km កណ្ដូប (type of grasshopper) · ja 蝗 (type of grasshopper) · uga 𐎛𐎗𐎁𐎊 (type of grasshopper) · ml വെട്ടുകിളി (type of grasshopper) · cy locust (type of grasshopper) · mn царцаахай (type of grasshopper) · cs saranče (type of grasshopper) · uz malax (type of grasshopper) · my ကျိုင်းကောင် (type of grasshopper) · nl treksprinkhaan (type of grasshopper) · ja 蝗虫 (type of grasshopper) · sh cvrčak (type of grasshopper) · tn tsie (type of grasshopper) · sl kobilica (type of grasshopper) · arz جرادة (type of grasshopper) · he אַרְבֶּה (type of grasshopper) · rup acridhã (type of grasshopper) · eo akrido (type of grasshopper) · ug چېكەتكە (type of grasshopper) · lo ຕັກແຕນ (type of grasshopper) · et rändtirts (type of grasshopper) · lt skėrys (type of grasshopper) · tr çekirge (type of grasshopper) · alt сары мангыс (type of grasshopper) · mi māwhitiwhiti (type of grasshopper) · kk шегіртке (type of grasshopper) · sah аһыҥа (type of grasshopper) · wuu 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (type of grasshopper) · am አንበጣ (type of grasshopper) · te మిడత (type of grasshopper) · uk сарана́ (type of grasshopper) · yi היישעריק (type of grasshopper) · he חָגָב (type of grasshopper) · nan-hbl 草蜢 (type of grasshopper) · pam durun (type of grasshopper) · ang græsstapa (type of grasshopper) · nv wóóneeshchʼįįdii (type of grasshopper) · lo ງ້ວງ (type of grasshopper) · fr locuste (type of grasshopper) · egy z:n-H-m-L4 (type of grasshopper) · lv sisenis (type of grasshopper) · ja ワタリバッタ (type of grasshopper) · my ကျိုင် (type of grasshopper) · cmn 蝗蟲 /蝗虫 (type of grasshopper) · mk скакулец (type of grasshopper) · sh ска̏кавац (type of grasshopper) · rup scarcaletsu (type of grasshopper) · ang græshoppa (type of grasshopper) · be саранча́ (type of grasshopper) · mi pākaurere (type of grasshopper) · arz جراد (type of grasshopper) · vi châu chấu (type of grasshopper) · fi kulkusirkka (type of grasshopper) · ms belalang (type of grasshopper) · uz chigirtka (type of grasshopper) · ar جَرَادَة (type of grasshopper) · ur ٹِڈّی (type of grasshopper) · ti ኣንበጣ (type of grasshopper) · da græshoppe (type of grasshopper) · ha fàra (type of grasshopper) · apw nagonełchʼiigi (type of grasshopper) · gl langosta (type of grasshopper) · mt ġurat (type of grasshopper) · sq karkalec (type of grasshopper) · chr ᎶᎶ (type of grasshopper) · es chapulín (type of grasshopper) · sh зрикавац (type of grasshopper) · par tsapitta (type of grasshopper)