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prawn cocktail

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A salad dish made from cooked, peeled, chilled prawns with a Marie Rose sauce, served on lettuce with lemon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: shrimp cocktail

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4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: rejecocktail — salad dish made from prawns
  • French: cocktail de crevettes — salad dish made from prawns
  • Irish: manglam cloicheán — salad dish made from prawns
  • Swedish: räkcocktail — salad dish made from prawns