noun · Animals

shrimp

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The meaning (definition) of the word shrimp

a tiny pink sea animal you can eat

The word shrimp used in a sentence

We caught a tiny shrimp in our net at the beach.

Words that mean the same as shrimp (synonyms)

prawn

The plural of the word shrimp

shrimp

How the word shrimp is said around the world

Frenchcrevette (kruhvet)
Spanishcamarón (kahmahrohn)
Mandarin (xiā)
Hindiझींगा (gyeengah)
Arabicالروبيان (ahrroobeeahn)
Russianкреветка (krevetka)
Portuguese (EU)camarão (kuhmuhruhnuun)
Portuguese (BR)camarão (kamahruhnuun)
Japaneseエビ (ebi)
GermanGarnele (gahrnuhluh)
Urduجھینگا (gyayngah)
Punjabiਝੀਂਗਾ (kyeengah)
Korean새우 (saeu)
Hebrewחֲסִילוֹנִים (khahseeylohneem)
Greekγαρίδα (garida)
Dutchgarnaal (ghahrnahl)
Tagaloghipon (heepohn)
Vietnamesecon tôm (kawn tohm)
Turkishkarides (kahreedes)
Persianمیگو (maygoo)
Polishkrewetka (krevetkah)
Ukrainianкреветки (krevetky)
Bengaliচিংড়ি (cheengr)
Swedishräka (rairkah)
Italiangamberetto (gahmbayraytoh)

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