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prawn Definition

prawn (prôn)

noun

a large shrimp or other similar crustacean

Etymology: ME prane < ?

intransitive verb

to fish for prawns

prawn Related Forms
prawner noun
prawn Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • peel: Peel the prawns, leaving the last tail segment in place.
  • cook: If using cooked prawns, they will only require 1 minute.

Preposition: with

  • chili: Grilled prawns with red chili, salt and fresh lime juice.

Adjective modifier

  • grilled: For my first meal I orders a grilled Seer Fish steak and my Wife grilled prawns.
  • jumbo: Alongside this were a couple of well-named jumbo prawns.
  • succulent: Favorites include succulent prawns fried in good olive oil with chili & garlic, & delicious grilled polenta topped with lightly fried wild mushrooms.
  • juicy: The satay was made from huge juicy tiger prawns covered with the nice bit that distinguishes a good prawn toast from a dry one.
  • frozen: Stir in the frozen Chinese vegetables and return the mixture to the boil, then add the frozen prawns.

Modifies a noun

  • cracker: Over our prawn crackers, the topic of Google's censorship in China came up.
  • tempura: This recipe is also included in Easy Sushi but here I substitute fish fingers for the prawn tempura suggested in the book.
  • cocktail: Anyway, today I had some prawn cocktail crisps which were nice.
  • dumpling: For starters I had the pork and prawn dumplings and my friend had spring rolls.
  • sandwich: Everyone else said chocolate or chips or prawn sandwich, me - just cheese!
  • kebab: For the barbecue market it offers tiger prawn kebabs, each pack consisting of ten prawns threaded onto two sticks.

Noun used with modifier

  • tiger: For the barbecue market it offers tiger prawn kebabs, each pack consisting of ten prawns threaded onto two sticks.
  • tempura: To improve your wellbeing sauce tempura prawns there are five all calls are.
  • king: Menu S: grilled goat's cheese salad; king prawns in garlic butter.
  • sesame: Specialists in Peking and Cantonese cuisine - their aromatic crispy duck is fabulous, as is their sesame prawn toast.
  • freshwater: This paper deals with the anatomy and histology of the male reproductive system of the freshwater prawn.
  • garlic: The other part of this trio of starters is simple a garlic prawn salad.

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