camarón
/kamaˈɾon/ · B2 · noun · m
prawn
🦐 camarón = cama (bed) + ón: a shrimp that sleeps on its bed and drifts with the current
Spanish proverb: camarón que se duerme se lo lleva la corriente (the shrimp that falls asleep is swept away). Link cama (bed) to camarón, and the idea of small, low-paid, scraping-by work or a small tip fits the little shrimp.