crevette
/kʁə.vɛt/feminine
The French word for prawn is crevette.
The word is used to refer to large shrimp. You may encounter the term crevette rose to specifically describe the cooked, pink prawns that are frequently served in salads or as appetizers.
Meaning: large shrimp (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The word crevette is a feminine noun. To form the plural prawns, use crevettes.
How do you pronounce it?
/kʁə.vɛt/
Did you know?
- While crevette is the standard term, you may see gambas on French menus, which is borrowed from Spanish to denote very large prawns.
- In some historical contexts, the word chevrette, which means 'young goat', was used to refer to shrimp due to its phonetic similarity to crevette.
Examples in context
- Ce plat de crevettes est absolument délicieux!This prawn dish is absolutely delicious!
- On fait griller des gambas ce soir?Shall we grill some prawns tonight?
- J'adore les crevettes roses, elles sont délicieuses!I love pink prawns, they are delicious!
- Cette crevette est très grosse.This prawn is very big.
- Je mange une crevette grillée.I am eating a grilled prawn.
Example conversation
Léa and Lucas are eating seafood at a restaurant.
- LéaEst-ce que tu aimes cette crevette ?Do you like this prawn?
- LucasOui, elle est délicieuse.Yes, it is delicious.
- LéaVeux-tu une autre crevette ?Do you want another prawn?
- LucasNon merci, je n'ai plus faim.No thanks, I am not hungry anymore.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “prawn” translations and entries crevette, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries crevette, CC BY-SA 4.0.
