# die Riesengarnele

die Riesengarnele is a German noun meaning “giant prawn”. Forms: der Riesengarnele, die Riesengarnelen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Riesengarnele
- Plural: die Riesengarnelen

## Meanings

1. Any member of the family of Dendrobranchiata decapod crustaceans (Aristeidae), known as deep-sea shrimps, gamba prawns or gamba shrimps.
2. A giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon).
3. giant prawn; king prawn
   - „Es lag auf der Seite wie eine Riesengarnele.“

## Examples

- Ich erinnere mich an tropische Partys, wo Riesengarnelen auf Eis serviert wurden. — I remember tropical parties, which served giant prawns on rice.

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