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prawn

[prawn] / prɔn /


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Right now, I’m getting the melon salad, egg plate and the spotted prawn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The firm says new-style packets for 14 of its products, including crisps and prawn crackers, will start to appear in shops in Japan from 25 May.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Massara, an Italian restaurant in New York City, even serves a cold pasta: a chilled spaghetti with red prawn and briny, decadent sea urchin.

From Salon ● May 30, 2025

Products like albacore tuna and spot prawn can come from Vancouver, B.C.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Dad got most of the way through a prawn bhuna.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

Depending on the day, they’ll have six or 21 of the prawns, so sometimes they’ll hold me one when they know I’m coming in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

Broiled prawns in a gochujang butter, garlic, and chives were served sizzling hot.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2025

The prawns measured in at approximately 68 becquerels per kilogram.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025

He was extremely glad he hadn’t dined on garlic soup, curried prawns and avocado salad.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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