Prawn Definition

prôn
prawns
noun
prawns
A large shrimp or other similar crustacean.
Webster's New World
The flesh of a prawn, used as food.
American Heritage

(slang) A woman with a very toned body, but an unattractive face.

She's a prawn!
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To fish for prawns.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Prawn

Noun

Singular:
prawn
Plural:
prawns

Origin of Prawn

  • Middle English praine, prane

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Prawn Sentence Examples

  • The other part of this trio of starters is simple a garlic prawn salad.

  • We sampled samosas (a dainty portion) and prawn puri (quite the opposite ).

  • They lack the pronounced rostrum of the abundant Palaemon species of prawn.

  • There was no skimping either with the Har gow (prawn dumplings).

  • Specialists in Peking and Cantonese cuisine - their aromatic crispy duck is fabulous, as is their sesame prawn toast.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRA

Words Ending With

NWNAWN

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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