prawn
Americannoun
verb (used with object)
idioms
noun
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any of various small edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and two pairs of pincers
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informal to attempt deception
Other Word Forms
- prawner noun
Etymology
Origin of prawn
1400–50; late Middle English prane, of uncertain origin
Example Sentences
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Seated on a thin carpet covering the cardboard floor, Rauzah and her four children share an iftar meal of vegetables and prawns.
From Barron's
"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.
From Barron's
It was an oval basket, woven with an interior funnel into which a hapless river prawn had swum.
From Literature
They roasted the prawns on the deck, and Christopher and Mal were covered to the wrist in shreds of pink shell when a spot appeared in the sky.
From Literature
Broiled prawns in a gochujang butter, garlic, and chives were served sizzling hot.
From Salon
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