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Meaning of Shrimp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
ʃɹɪmp

Definitions

  1. Acronym of sensitive high-resolution ion microprobe.
  2. Any of many swimming, often edible, crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
  3. A player, supporter or other person connected with Morecambe Football Club.
  4. The flesh of such crustaceans.
  5. A small, puny or unimportant person.
  6. Synonym of butterface
  7. A small penis.

Equivalents

Català gamba
Čeština garnát kreveta
Deutsch Gamba Garnele Krabbe Krevette Shrimp
Ελληνικά γαρίδα
Esperanto etulo
Español camarón
Gaeilge diúilicín
日本語
ქართული პაწაწა ციცქნა
한국어 새우
Kurdî caris caris
Latina caris
Português camarão gambá
ไทย กุ้ง
Türkçe karides
Українська креветка
Tiếng Việt tôm

Examples

“1851, "A Lady of Charleston" (Sarah Rutledge), The Carolina Housewife, 2013, unnumbered page, Butter well a deep dish, upon which place a thick layer of pounded biscuit; having picked and boiled your shrimps, put them upon the biscuit; a layer of shrimps, with small pieces of butter, a little pepper, mace or nutmeg.”
“Shrimp farming is in its infancy in Africa. but Asia has most of the world's shrimp farms.”
“Most shrimps belong to one of several families of the Infraorder Caridea (Chapter 4). However, coral shrimps and Venus shrimps are so different from the rest that a separate infraorder is warranted.”
“America's favorite seafood, shrimp has always been a big seller at the Home Port. On any given day, we usually served around 40 to 50 pounds of shrimp.”
“How many shrimps do you have to eat / Before you make your skin turn pink? / Eat too much and you'll get sick / Shrimps are pretty rich”
“shrimp dick”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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