prawn

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /prɔːn/
• (AU) (NZ) IPA ^(key): /proːn/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /prɔn/

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Noun

Singular prawn

Plural prawns or prawn

1. (countable) A prawn is a shrimplike crustacean, many species of it are used as food.

Verb

Plain form prawn

Third-person singular prawns

Past tense prawned

Past participle prawned

Present participle prawning

1. (intransitive) If you are prawning, you are fishing for prawns.