catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


34 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Prawn \Prawn\, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a
     sea mussel.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea
     having slender legs and long antenn[ae]. They mostly belong
     to the genera Pandalus, Pal[ae]mon, Pal[ae]monetes, and
     Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn
     is Pal[ae]mon serratus.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Prawn \Prawn\, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a
     sea mussel.] (Zo["o]l.)
     Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea
     having slender legs and long antenn[ae]. They mostly belong
     to the genera Pandalus, Pal[ae]mon, Pal[ae]monetes, and
     Peneus, and are much used as food. The common English prawn
     is Pal[ae]mon serratus.
  
     Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  prawn
       n 1: any of various edible decapod crustaceans [syn: shrimp]
       2: shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers;
          most are edible
       v : fish for prawns

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prawn
     n.
     1 A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
     2 (lb en Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
     3 (lb en Australia colloquial derogatory) (synonym of en butterface):
  A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
     4 (lb en Australia slang) A fool, an idiot.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To fish for prawns.
     n.
     (alternative form of en porn).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  prawn
     n.
     1 A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
     2 (lb en Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
     3 (lb en Australia colloquial derogatory) (synonym of en butterface):
  A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
     4 (lb en Australia slang) A fool, an idiot.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To fish for prawns.
     n.
     (alternative form of en porn).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  prawn
     n.
     1 A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
     2 (lb en Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
     3 (lb en Australia colloquial derogatory) (synonym of en butterface):
  A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
     4 (lb en Australia slang) A fool, an idiot.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To fish for prawns.
     n.
     (alternative form of en porn).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  prawn
     n.
     1 A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata.
     2 (lb en Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.
     3 (lb en Australia colloquial derogatory) (synonym of en butterface):
  A woman with an attractive body but an unattractive face.
     4 (lb en Australia slang) A fool, an idiot.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive) To fish for prawns.
     n.
     (alternative form of en porn).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prawn
     Englanti n.
     (iso) katkarapu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  prawn
     Engelska n.
     räka
     Engelska vb.
     fånga räkor

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  garnaal

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  prawn //pɹoːn// //pɹɔn// //pɹɔːn// 
  скари́да
  large shrimp

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  granátové ovoce

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/ 
  garnát

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/ 
  kreveta

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
   [Br.] Garnele  [cook.]
     Synonym: shrimp
  
   see: prawns, shrimps, tiger prawn, prawn, king prawn, jumbo shrimp, shell prawns, go shrimping
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  große Krabbe
     Synonyms: king prawn, jumbo shrimp
  
   see: prawn, shrimp, prawns, shrimps, tiger prawn, shell prawns, go shrimping
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  
  γαρίδα

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  prawn //pɹoːn// //pɹɔn// //pɹɔːn// 
  (iso) katkarapu, jättikatkarapu
  large shrimp

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  prawn /prɔːn/
  crevette

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/ 
  1. झींगा
        "Sea divers ware startled by seeing a large prawn in a sea."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  garnélarák

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  prawn //pɹoːn// //pɹɔn// //pɹɔːn// 
  udang
  large shrimp

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  granchiolino

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  prawn //pɹoːn// //pɹɔn// //pɹɔːn// 
  海老, エビ
  large shrimp

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  prawn /prɔːn/
  garnaal, steurgarnaal

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  prawn /prɔ:n/ 
    krewetka

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  prawn /prɔːn/
  câncer, lagosta

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  prawn /prɔːn/
  gámba

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  prawn //pɹoːn// //pɹɔn// //pɹɔːn// 
  räka
  large shrimp

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  prawn /pɹˈɔːn/
  1. küçuk karides, deniz tekesi, (zool.) Palaemon serratus.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɹɔn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "prawn":
     Dungeness crab, Japanese crab, blue point, clam, coquillage, crab,
     crawdad, crawfish, crayfish, langouste, limpet, littleneck clam,
     lobster, mussel, oyster, periwinkle, quahog, scallop, shellfish,
     shrimp, snail, soft-shell crab, steamer, whelk
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 明虾,大虾;
  v. 捕明虾;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 明虾,大虾
     vi. 捕明虾

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats