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shrimpball

shrimpball noun: a food item made from pulverized shrimp shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and elsewhere around the world.

shrimpball: a food item made from pulverized shrimp shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and...
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Noun

shrimpball (plural shrimpballs)

  1. A food item made from pulverized shrimp shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
    Synonyms:
    prawnball

Synonyms of shrimpball

  • prawnball

Forms of shrimpball

pluralshrimpballs
alternative formshrimp ball

Origin of shrimpball

From shrimp + ball.

Questions about shrimpball

What does shrimpball mean?
Shrimpball means a food item made from pulverized shrimp shaped into a ball, popular in Chinese cuisine and elsewhere around the world.
What part of speech is shrimpball?
Shrimpball is a noun.
What is the plural of shrimpball?
The plural of shrimpball is shrimpballs.

Words near shrimpball in the dictionary

  1. shrimp squat
  2. shrimp toast
  3. shrimp toasts
  4. shrimp up
  5. shrimp welfare
  6. shrimpball
  7. shrimpballs
  8. shrimpboat
  9. shrimpboats
  10. shrimpburger
  11. shrimpburgers

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