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. Phrases and idioms: come the raw prawn see RAW. Etymology: ME pra(y)ne, of unkn. orig. Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012