prawn
noun/prɔn/
Frequency rank: #14,792 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a small edible shellfish resembling a large shrimp
Example sentence
She ordered a plate of grilled prawn skewers at the seaside restaurant last summer.
Synonyms & related words
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