lobster thermidor

noun

A creamy, cheesy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy or sherry, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust.

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Meanings

lobster thermidor1

nounlobster thermidor (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAlternative letter-case form of Lobster Thermidor.

Lobster Thermidor2

nounLobster Thermidor (uncountable)

alternative lobster thermidor

  1. uncountableA creamy, cheesy mixture of cooked lobster meat, egg yolks, and brandy or sherry, stuffed into a lobster shell, and optionally served with an oven-browned cheese crust.

Origin

Named after the play Thermidor (1891), itself named for the eleventh month of the French Republican Calendar.

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APA

lobster thermidor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobster%20thermidor

MLA

“lobster thermidor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobster%20thermidor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lobster thermidor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lobster%20thermidor.

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