adjective
- having had the dark vein or digestive tract removed
Usage: culinary
Examples
- The recipe calls for deveined shrimp.
- She bought a bag of deveined prawns from the seafood counter.
- The chef served deveined jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce.
- Make sure the shrimp are peeled and deveined before cooking.
- The restaurant uses only deveined shellfish in their dishes.
- Deveined shrimp cook more evenly and look more appetizing.