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View synonyms for prawn

prawn

[ prawn ]

noun

  1. any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food.


verb (used with object)

  1. to catch prawns, as for food.

prawn

/ prɔːn /

noun

  1. 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
  2. come the raw prawn informal.
    to attempt deception
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Derived Forms

  • ˈprawner, noun
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Other Words From

  • prawner noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prawn1

1400–50; late Middle English prane, of uncertain origin
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prawn1

C15: of obscure origin
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. come the raw prawn, Australian Slang. to try to impose on or deceive someone (followed by with ).
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Example Sentences

Ivory Coast's national dish attiéké has gained UN cultural heritage status, along with Japanese sake, Thai prawn soup and Caribbean cassava bread.

From BBC

Inside a harbourside factory in the capital, a huge catch of prawns is being steamed, shelled and frozen.

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Restrictions on scallop dredging and prawn trawling required additional legislation which ministers promised to introduce in two stages.

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Between overfishing, climate change, plastic pollution, and habitat destruction, it’s a bad time to be a prawn, cod, seabird, or whale.

From Salon

He adds that the rivers surrounding the mine are thriving due to copious rainfall and all his reports show that fish, algae and prawns flourish there and are public for anyone to see.

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