ormer means an abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
ormer is pronounced /ˈɔːmə/.
Etymology
From Norman ormèr/ormer, variants of French ormier, contraction of oreille-de-mer, from Late Latin *auris maris (“ear of the sea”), from Latin auris (“ear”) + mare (“sea”).
noun
- An abalone or sea-ear, particularly Haliotis tuberculata, common in the Channel Islands.“The food I like best of all foods is ormers; but you can't always get them.”