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- [prawn]
- /prɔn/
- /prɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [prawn]
- /prɔn/
Definitions of prawn word
- noun prawn any of various shrimplike decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc., certain of which are used as food. 1
- verb with object prawn to catch prawns, as for food. 1
- idioms prawn come the raw prawn, Australian Slang. to try to impose on or deceive someone (followed by with). 1
- countable noun prawn A prawn is a small shellfish with a long tail and many legs, which can be eaten. 0
- noun prawn any of various small edible marine decapod crustaceans of the genera Palaemon, Penaeus, etc, having a slender flattened body with a long tail and two pairs of pincers 0
- noun prawn a large shrimp or other similar crustacean 0
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Origin of prawn
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English prane, of uncertain origin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Prawn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
prawn popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
prawn usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prawn
noun prawn
- conch — A conch is a shellfish with a large shell rather like a snail's. A conch or a conch shell is the shell of this creature.
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- lobster — any of various large, edible, marine, usually dull-green, stalk-eyed decapod crustaceans of the family Homaridae, especially of the genus Homarus, having large, asymmetrical pincers on the first pair of legs, one used for crushing and the other for cutting and tearing: the shell turns bright red when cooked.
- mussel — any bivalve mollusk, especially an edible marine bivalve of the family Mytilidae and a freshwater clam of the family Unionidae.
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