: 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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Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Most prawns on American plates are imported, primarily from Asia and Latin America.
—Erik Vance, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Another favorite is the tiger prawn sauté: tail-on jumbo shrimp, perfectly cooked with snappy exteriors and juicy meat, served over slices of French bread.
—Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
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Noun
Menu showstoppers include coconut prawn moilee, a South Indian curry made with coconut milk, and robata lamb chops, marinated in masala spices and cooked over hot charcoal, plus Indian-inclined roasts on Sundays.
—Will Hawkes, Saveur, 29 May 2024
Most prawns on American plates are imported, primarily from Asia and Latin America.
—Erik Vance, New York Times, 28 May 2024
Verb
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
Another favorite is the tiger prawn sauté: tail-on jumbo shrimp, perfectly cooked with snappy exteriors and juicy meat, served over slices of French bread.
—Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2019
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“Prawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prawn. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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