cigarra (de mar)

/see-GAH-rah deh mahr/
[Galician] plural cigarras (de mar)

Flat lobster. A variety of lobster with a flat tail, shaped somewhat like a slipper, which is the edible part. The Mediterranean slipper lobster is generally used for flavouring soups as it does not carry much meat. It is found in warm waters.

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