قريدس
Melicertus kerathurus
#nm_0103📍 Levant
- Language
- Levantine Arabic
- Transliteration
- Quraydis
- IPA
- /qrjds/
From Greek γαρίδες garídes (shrimps) ↳ From Ancient Greek καρῖδες karîdes (shrimps), plural of καρίς karís (shrimp) Derivation likely but not certain; the Arabic form may have been reshaped on the root ق ر د س q-r-d-s
Caramote prawn / striped prawn. Formerly Penaeus kerathurus.
Alternates: جمبري (Egypt)
Borrowed from: Γαρίδα