Hummer

馃
Meaning

lobster

Frequency

C1
Gender
鈾傦笍 Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/藞h蕣m蓯/
Etymology

16th century, from Middle Low German *hummer, itself from Old Norse humarr, perhaps through early Norwegian (as many lobsters were caught off the coast of Norway). From the same North Germanic source Modern Low German Hummer, Plautdietsch Humma, Dutch hommer.

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