prawn
(prɔːn )
Word forms: prawns
countable noun B2 regional note: in AM, use shrimp
A prawn is a small shellfish with a long tail and many legs, which can be eaten. [British]
...a prawn sandwich.
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Idioms:
come the raw prawn [mainly Australian]
to try to cheat or trick someone
I'm afraid to say they were caught trying to come the raw prawn, as it were.
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Translations:
Chinese: 虾
Japanese: クルマエビ
- pretty sure
- pretty tame
- pretty tasty
- pretty town
- pretty upset
- pretty useless
- pretty weird
- pretty well
- pretzel
- prevail
- prevailing
- prevailing assumption
- prevailing atmosphere
- prevailing attitude
- prevailing climate
- prevailing conditions
- prevailing consensus
- prevailing culture
- prevailing currents
- prevailing fashion
- prevailing mood
- prevailing opinion
- prevailing orthodoxy
- prevailing price
- prevailing sentiment