PRAWN Meaning of PRAWN in English n. & v.n. any of various marine crustaceans, resembling a shrimp but usu. larger. v.intr. fish for prawns. come the raw prawn see RAW. [ ME pra(y)ne, of unkn. orig. ] Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012