Meaning

noun any of various edible decapod crustaceans

noun shrimp-like decapod crustacean having two pairs of pincers; most are edible

verb fish for prawns

originFirst attested early 1400s as various Middle English forms prayne, prane, praune, and prawne, which present no clear cognates in languages other than English. The forms suggest a hypothetical Old English form *prægn, where *æg would have evolved into Middle English *ay, but it is unclear if the word is of Germanic origin, from another European language, or loaned from a substrate. In the Isle of…

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