Prawn
noun
A small, pink sea creature with a shell and ten legs, which can be eaten.
We had garlic prawns for dinner.
Often appears as...
- tiger prawn
- king prawn
noun
An insult in Australian slang, describing a person who has an attractive body, but unattractive face.
She's a bit of a prawn.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A small, pink sea creature with a shell and ten legs, which can be eaten.
We had garlic prawns for dinner.
Often appears as...
- tiger prawn
- king prawn
noun
An insult in Australian slang, describing a person who has an attractive body, but unattractive face.
She's a bit of a prawn.
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Usage
Prawn is commonly used to describe shellfish in recipes and menus, often in seafood dishes.
Try the spicy prawn pasta on the menu.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
'Prawn' may evoke images of luxury or gourmet food in many cultures, suggesting a delicacy.
For our anniversary, we splurged on a prawn dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Variations
The type of prawn, like 'tiger' or 'king', indicates size and flavor, and may affect the dish choice.
King prawns are larger and often used for grilling.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Usage
Prawn is commonly used to describe shellfish in recipes and menus, often in seafood dishes.
Try the spicy prawn pasta on the menu.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
'Prawn' may evoke images of luxury or gourmet food in many cultures, suggesting a delicacy.
For our anniversary, we splurged on a prawn dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Variations
The type of prawn, like 'tiger' or 'king', indicates size and flavor, and may affect the dish choice.
King prawns are larger and often used for grilling.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Usage
Prawn is commonly used to describe shellfish in recipes and menus, often in seafood dishes.
Try the spicy prawn pasta on the menu.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
'Prawn' may evoke images of luxury or gourmet food in many cultures, suggesting a delicacy.
For our anniversary, we splurged on a prawn dish.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Variations
The type of prawn, like 'tiger' or 'king', indicates size and flavor, and may affect the dish choice.
King prawns are larger and often used for grilling.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
legs pretty quickly looking for insects on the surface and on a hot day like today I think that they would have filled their crops up quite easily with all sorts of little insects oh no they may have been actually analyzed I think they may have been three III band of brothers in fact now we're when are you wondering if there any shrimp or prawns
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From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
advertisements is always a guy out there the fact of the matter is most the food in the world is grown by women the understanding of what's going on here is they're harvesting prawns they're in a pond next to a house what was interesting was when I saw these guys hold up the net it really was the
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Going Undercover to Save...
multiple times you just cannot wash that smell off you she walks past fishermen selling their catches you had tuna you had crabs prawns all of that i think i probably saw more dead animals more exotic marine life there than i ever have in the ocean i mean
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Packing the Shrimp Pots...
there's only one way to see and that's to get out in it and hopefully if the outcome will be tasty spot prawns my neighbor was gonna clean out his freezer and I said if you got any old salmon or hang on the bottom of it I would sure appreciate it
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Musings from Gary PIPE Port...
going after the shrimp as I am king salmon fishing but I'm not afraid to try and I'm just hoping that my luck will carry through and I catch a couple of pounds of spot prawns to catch shrimp Hans left a couple of shrimp pots in his skiff for me
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Jeremy Jackson: How we...
is a microbial zoo dominated by bacteria and jellyfish, as you see on the left in front of you. And the only fishery left -- and it is a commercial fishery -- is the jellyfish fishery you see on the right, where there used to be prawns.
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Elk Conservation in...
sustain entirely the wildlife that we associate with it even Serengeti National Park you know the wildebeest which are like the Hulk you know the counterpart to the elk and the deer and the prawn right
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Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
now I'm still with these guys trying to just follow them down and not too closely they love the way that they kind of prawns let's watch them as they walk now now is the time on the right of
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Sneaky Sandwich Thief PIPE...
are I'm going to be quite bold myself I've got a prawn sandwich and I'm going to take out and see if they come in for a grab
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Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
the question on forward and I'm trying to think of yeah I mean insects unless we count things like lobster and prawns as
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
legs pretty quickly looking for insects on the surface and on a hot day like today I think that they would have filled their crops up quite easily with all sorts of little insects oh no they may have been actually analyzed I think they may have been three III band of brothers in fact now we're when are you wondering if there any shrimp or prawns
Video examples
From Farm to Table PIPE Nat...
advertisements is always a guy out there the fact of the matter is most the food in the world is grown by women the understanding of what's going on here is they're harvesting prawns they're in a pond next to a house what was interesting was when I saw these guys hold up the net it really was the
Video examples
Going Undercover to Save...
multiple times you just cannot wash that smell off you she walks past fishermen selling their catches you had tuna you had crabs prawns all of that i think i probably saw more dead animals more exotic marine life there than i ever have in the ocean i mean
Video examples
Packing the Shrimp Pots...
there's only one way to see and that's to get out in it and hopefully if the outcome will be tasty spot prawns my neighbor was gonna clean out his freezer and I said if you got any old salmon or hang on the bottom of it I would sure appreciate it
Video examples
Musings from Gary PIPE Port...
going after the shrimp as I am king salmon fishing but I'm not afraid to try and I'm just hoping that my luck will carry through and I catch a couple of pounds of spot prawns to catch shrimp Hans left a couple of shrimp pots in his skiff for me
Video examples
Jeremy Jackson: How we...
is a microbial zoo dominated by bacteria and jellyfish, as you see on the left in front of you. And the only fishery left -- and it is a commercial fishery -- is the jellyfish fishery you see on the right, where there used to be prawns.
Video examples
Elk Conservation in...
sustain entirely the wildlife that we associate with it even Serengeti National Park you know the wildebeest which are like the Hulk you know the counterpart to the elk and the deer and the prawn right
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 333 PIPE...
now I'm still with these guys trying to just follow them down and not too closely they love the way that they kind of prawns let's watch them as they walk now now is the time on the right of
Video examples
Sneaky Sandwich Thief PIPE...
are I'm going to be quite bold myself I've got a prawn sandwich and I'm going to take out and see if they come in for a grab
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 69 PIPE...
the question on forward and I'm trying to think of yeah I mean insects unless we count things like lobster and prawns as
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Quote examples
Neil Warnock
English Businessman
My three-course meal would be: smoked salmon with capers and a few prawns on there as well. Then it would be a dover sole grilled on the bone with a portion of green beans. And if I wasn't dieting or looking after myself, my favourite pudding would be bread and butter pudding with custard, ice cream and clotted cream all together!
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Mary Berry
British Chef
I do like going out and finding free food. I've done it since I was a child. Fishing prawns and shrimps from the sea is wonderful, as is picking blackberries, sloes and mushrooms. Having a guide while out looking for mushrooms is really important, though, as picking the wrong type can be quite dangerous.
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Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japanese Director
We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother's favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of my father, so she couldn't find the time to cook nice meals. So we ate more modern food: a lot of frozen and instant food. But I never complained about it to my mother.
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Rick Stein
English Chef
South-east Asian salads are a great balance of salty, sweet-sour and spicy. Its important to have both pork and seafood, but you can vary the seafood from prawns and squid to crab meat or even small pieces of firm fish such as monkfish, John Dory or gurnard.
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Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I pretend that I was never in the movies. The only job I had before was selling prawns door to door. That's what I tell myself. My kids have never seen my films. I'm too embarrassed to show them.
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Katie Piper
English Writer
I have managed to conquer my fear of fire one fish at a time. I've gone from eating sushi to prawns, to baking sea bass fillets.
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Matt Doherty
Technically I'm pescatarian now as I love prawns. And I still have the odd fizzy drink after a game. I'm not a saint.
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Craig Revel Horwood
Australian Dancer
My signature dish is seafood lasagne - massive king prawns, smoked haddock, cod and a white sauce.
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Urmila Matondkar
Indian Actress
I like seafood like prawns and fish - I can live on prawns!
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Anita Hassanandani Reddy
Indian Actress
I love everything from ice cream to prawns.
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Neil Warnock
English Businessman
My three-course meal would be: smoked salmon with capers and a few prawns on there as well. Then it would be a dover sole grilled on the bone with a portion of green beans. And if I wasn't dieting or looking after myself, my favourite pudding would be bread and butter pudding with custard, ice cream and clotted cream all together!
Quote examples
Mary Berry
British Chef
I do like going out and finding free food. I've done it since I was a child. Fishing prawns and shrimps from the sea is wonderful, as is picking blackberries, sloes and mushrooms. Having a guide while out looking for mushrooms is really important, though, as picking the wrong type can be quite dangerous.
Quote examples
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Japanese Director
We used to have prawn tempura: that was my mother's favourite dish. But she had to go out to work instead of my father, so she couldn't find the time to cook nice meals. So we ate more modern food: a lot of frozen and instant food. But I never complained about it to my mother.
Quote examples
Rick Stein
English Chef
South-east Asian salads are a great balance of salty, sweet-sour and spicy. Its important to have both pork and seafood, but you can vary the seafood from prawns and squid to crab meat or even small pieces of firm fish such as monkfish, John Dory or gurnard.
Quote examples
Twinkle Khanna
Indian Businesswoman
I pretend that I was never in the movies. The only job I had before was selling prawns door to door. That's what I tell myself. My kids have never seen my films. I'm too embarrassed to show them.
Quote examples
Katie Piper
English Writer
I have managed to conquer my fear of fire one fish at a time. I've gone from eating sushi to prawns, to baking sea bass fillets.
Quote examples
Matt Doherty
Technically I'm pescatarian now as I love prawns. And I still have the odd fizzy drink after a game. I'm not a saint.
Quote examples
Craig Revel Horwood
Australian Dancer
My signature dish is seafood lasagne - massive king prawns, smoked haddock, cod and a white sauce.
Quote examples
Urmila Matondkar
Indian Actress
I like seafood like prawns and fish - I can live on prawns!
Quote examples
Anita Hassanandani Reddy
Indian Actress
I love everything from ice cream to prawns.
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