Plural of prawn; large shellfish similar to shrimp, with a curved body and ten legs, often eaten as seafood.
Origin uncertain, possibly from Old French 'prane' or related to Middle Dutch 'praem.' Prawns have been eaten for thousands of years in coastal regions.
Prawns and shrimp are technically the same animal—what determines the name is usually regional preference and size—but in British English 'prawn' and in American English 'shrimp' have become so different that they almost feel like separate creatures.
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