Ormer

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈɔːmÉ™/

Origin

From Jerriais ormèr, Guernesiais ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris.

Full definition of ormer

Noun

1. An abalone or sea-ear, particularly , common in the Channel Islands.
• 1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York 2007, p. 16:The food I like best of all foods is ormers; but you can't always get them.

Synonyms

• abalone
• sea-ear
• ear shell