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How to pronounce “shrimp”
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Pronunciation guide for shrimp
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- Practice the English pronunciation of shrimp with real speech in context.
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- Mexican Today
are shrimp enchiladas, which also go by entomatadas.
- Definition summary
- 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.
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How to pronounce shrimp
Mexican Today

are shrimp enchiladas, which also go by entomatadas.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “shrimp”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- 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.
- (uncountable) The flesh of such crustaceans.
- (slang) A small, puny or unimportant person.
- (slang, uncommon) Synonym of butterface
- (slang, derogatory) A small penis.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To fish for shrimp.
- To contract; to shrink.
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