: 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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Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
The restaurant is using Chinese chorizo in a dish made of prawns with a chorizo peanut sauce.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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
As the prawns began to spoil, the material provided a warning by changing from yellow to brown in color.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2024
The restaurant is using Chinese chorizo in a dish made of prawns with a chorizo peanut sauce.
—Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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 28 Nov. 2024.
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