Definition of shrimp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shrimp

noun

/ʃrɪmp/

(plural shrimps, shrimp)

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a small shellfish that can be eaten, like a prawn but smaller. Shrimps turn pink when cooked.Topics Fish and shellfishb2

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(North American English)
(also prawn especially in British English)
a shellfish that can be eaten, with ten legs and a long tail. Shrimps turn pink when cooked.
- grilled shrimp
Topics Fish and shellfishb2

Word OriginMiddle English: probably related to Middle Low German schrempen ‘to wrinkle’, Middle High German schrimpfen ‘to contract’, also to scrimp.

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