: any of various widely distributed edible decapod crustaceans: such as
a
: one (as of the genera Pandalus and Penaeus) that resembles shrimp and has a large compressed abdomen
b
: shrimp
especially
: a large shrimp
c
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Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Plump wontons practically burst with prawns and bamboo shoots, all swimming in a fragrant chicken stock.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Head-on prawns are grilled until just smoky, brushed with orange chermoula, and paired with torn bread to soak it all up.
—Keyla Vasconcellos, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Plump wontons practically burst with prawns and bamboo shoots, all swimming in a fragrant chicken stock.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Verb
The spendy options run from the eponymous Italian dishes of dressed fish to uni taco bites, caviar nachos and prawns a la plancha.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
—Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Prawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prawn. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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