Meanings
nounshrimp paste (countable and uncountable, plural shrimp pastes)
plural shrimp pastes
- countableuncountableA fermented condiment made from salted shrimp and commonly used in the cuisines of Southeast Asia and South China.
Translations
Catalan pasta de gambes
- pasta de gambesfermented condiment
Chinese Cantonese 鹹蝦醬 /咸虾酱
- 鹹蝦醬 /咸虾酱 (haam⁴ haa¹ zoeng³)fermented condiment
Chinese Mandarin 蝦醬 /虾酱
- 蝦醬 /虾酱 (xiājiàng)fermented condiment
Finnish katkaraputahna
- katkaraputahnafermented condiment
German Garnelenpaste
- Garnelenpastefermented condiment
Indonesian terasi
- terasifermented condiment
Korean 새우장
- 새우장 (sae'ujang)fermented condiment
Malay belacan
- belacanfermented condiment
Russian креветочная паста
- креветочная паста (krevetočnaja pasta)fermented condiment
Tagalog bagoong alamang, heko
- bagoong alamangfermented condiment
- hekofermented condiment
Thai กะปิ
- กะปิ (gà-bpì)fermented condiment
Ukrainian креветкова паста
- креветкова пастаfermented condiment
Vietnamese mắm tôm
- mắm tômfermented condiment
Cite this entry
APA
shrimp paste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimp%20paste
MLA
“shrimp paste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimp%20paste. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrimp paste,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrimp%20paste.
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