A shrimp or prawn, particularly in Spanish and Latin American cuisine; also refers to the creature more broadly.
Spanish word, possibly derived from 'camara' due to the shrimp's chamber-like shell structure, though the etymology is debated. The word may have Iberian roots predating Latin influence.
The Spanish word for shrimp literally references the creature's shell—that protective chamber around its body—showing how people named sea creatures based on obvious physical features!
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