- tomalley
- noun (plural -leys) Etymology: Carib tumali sauce of lobster livers Date: circa 1666 the liver of the lobster
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tomalley
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Tomalley — and roe of gejang ready to eat Tomalley (from the Carib word tumale, meaning a sauce of lobster liver)[1] or lobster paste is the soft, green substance found in the body cavity … Wikipedia
tomalley — [täm′al΄ē] n. [Carib taumali] the liver of the lobster, which turns green when boiled and is considered a delicacy … English World dictionary
tomalley — /tom al ee/, n., pl. tomalleys. Cookery. the liver of a lobster. [1660 70; earlier taumali < Carib] * * * … Universalium
tomalley — noun The hepatopancreas of a crustacean. Syn: mustard … Wiktionary
tomalley — to·mal·ley … English syllables
tomalley — tom•al•ley [[t]ˈtɒmˌæl i[/t]] n. pl. leys coo the liver of a lobster • Etymology: 1660–70; earlier taumali < Carib … From formal English to slang
tomalley — A type of lobster liver that turns green when heated … Grandiloquent dictionary
tomalley — n. fat or liver of lobster, eaten as a delicacy … Dictionary of difficult words
tomalley — noun edible greenish substance in boiled lobster • Hypernyms: ↑liver • Part Holonyms: ↑lobster … Useful english dictionary
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