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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shrimpball

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shrimp-ball
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A food item made from pulverized shrimp shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and elsewhere around the world.

Etymology

From shrimp + ball.

Inflected Forms

shrimpballs (plural) shrimp ball (alternative)

Phrases

crab stick

Frequently Paired Words

meatball fishball squidball crab stick chickenball kikiam takoyaki

Synonyms

prawnball

Questions

What does shrimpball mean?
A food item made from pulverized shrimp shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
Where does shrimpball come from?
From shrimp + ball.

How to pronounce shrimpball

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