noun · Food & Drink

prawn

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The meaning (definition) of the word prawn

a pink sea animal with a curled body that people eat

The word prawn used in a sentence

“Dad peeled one pink prawn and put it on my plate”

Words that mean the same as prawn (synonyms)

shrimp

How the word prawn is said around the world

Frenchcrevette (kruh-VET)
Spanishlangostino (lahn-gohs-TEE-noh)
Mandarin大虾 (dah shyah)
Hindiझींगा (JHEENG-gah)
Arabicروبيان (roo-bee-AHN)
Russianкреветка (kree-VYET-ka)
Portuguese (EU)camarão (kuh-muh-ROWNG)
Portuguese (BR)camarão (kah-mah-ROWNG)
Japaneseエビ (EH-bee)
GermanGarnele (gar-NAY-leh)
Urduجھینگا (JHEENG-gah)
Punjabiਝੀਂਗਾ (JHEENG-aa)
Korean새우 (SEH-oo)
Hebrewחֲסִילוֹן (khah-see-LON)
Greekγαρίδα (ghah-REE-thah)
Dutchgarnaal (khahr-NAHL)
Tagaloghipon (HEE-pon)
Vietnamesetôm (tohm)
Turkishkarides (kah-ree-DESS)
Persianمیگو (may-GOO)
Polishkrewetka (kreh-VET-kah)
Ukrainianкреветка (kreh-VET-kah)
Bengaliচিংড়ি (CHING-ree)
Swedishräka (REH-kah)
Italiangambero (GAM-beh-roh)

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