prawn cracker

noun

A light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch, popular in East Asian cuisine.

Similar
krupukprawn chipprawn crispshrimp crackershrimp chip
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Meanings

nounprawn cracker (plural prawn crackers)

plural prawn crackers

  1. A light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch, popular in East Asian cuisine.

    Synonyms: krupuk, prawn chip, prawn crisp, shrimp cracker, shrimp chip

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch, popular in East Asian cuisine.

Similar
krupukprawn chipprawn crispshrimp crackershrimp chip
Also see
kroepoekkrupukprawn chipprawn crispshrimp chip

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 蝦片 /虾片, 炸蝦片 /炸虾片
  • 蝦片 /虾片Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
  • 炸蝦片 /炸虾片Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Chinese Mandarin 蝦片 /虾片, 炸蝦片 /炸虾片
  • 蝦片 /虾片 (xiāpiàn)Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
  • 炸蝦片 /炸虾片 (zhá xiāpiàn)Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Dutch kroepoek
  • kroepoekLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
German Krabbenchip, Hummerchip
  • KrabbenchipLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
  • HummerchipLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Hungarian rákszirom
  • ráksziromLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Indonesian krupuk
  • krupukLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Irish craicear cloicheán
  • craicear cloicheánLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Malay keropok
  • keropokLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Russian крупу́к
  • крупу́к (krupúk)Light, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Swedish räkchips
  • räkchipsLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Tagalog kropek
  • kropekLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Vietnamese bánh phồng tôm, phồng tôm
  • bánh phồng tômLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
  • phồng tômLight, deep-fried snack made from shrimp and starch
Cite this entry
APA

prawn cracker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20cracker

MLA

“prawn cracker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20cracker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prawn cracker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prawn%20cracker.

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