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# prawn

noun (a prawn, prawns); verb (prawn — rare, to fish for prawns)

«prawn» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A prawn is a small sea animal with a thin shell, long feelers and ten legs, which turns pink when cooked and is eaten as food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#m1)
2. (Australia, slang) «Don't come the raw prawn» means «don't try to fool me». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons prawns are crustaceans that live in the sea; in everyday life they are food (prawn cocktail, prawn crackers, prawns on the barbie). Some people are allergic to them. Phrases: prawn sandwich, king prawns.

### Examples

- We had prawn sandwiches at the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x1)
- Prawns turn pink when you cook them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x2)
- A prawn has ten legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x3)
- My sister is allergic to prawns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x4)
- In Australia, people throw prawns on the barbie. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x5)
- (Australia, slang) «Don't come the raw prawn with me, mate!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x6)
- We saw prawns in the rock pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/#x7)

### Note

Countable. In the USA most of these are called «shrimp»; in the UK and Australia «prawn» is usual. Allergy warning: shellfish can cause serious reactions.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prawn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prawn/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prawn» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prawn.html) on Mova free.