Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

king prawn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: king prawn
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus.

Example Sentences

""You got to wait for the tide to run out for prawns. They come down with the tide. And you got to wait till the little ones go down to get the big king-prawns. They always come down last.""

Inflected Forms

king prawns (plural)

Questions

What does king prawn mean?: Any of a number of large edible shrimp or similar crustaceans, especially of genus Penaeus.

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