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scampi

scampi

12 5.0
A dish of large shrimp cooked in butter and garlic, often served as a starter or with pasta
  • noun
  • /ˈskæm.pi/
  • US
: gambas al ajillo
  • In Haleiwa, sample scampi smothered in garlic at one of the shrimp trucks, or a legendary shave ice at Matsumoto's store.
  • shrimp scampi
  • scampi with garlic
  • scampi alla

Is that like scampi made in scampi is like?

Examples

  • Have you ever had Mia's shrimp scampi with the linguini?

    The Best Man (1999)

  • I hope you enjoy scampi sautéed in garlic butter and served with lemon.

  • I hope you like scampi served on a bed of soft brown rice.

    Bugsy (1991)

  • That shrimp scampi was calling my name, if you must know.

    The Big Year (2011)

  • I'll have the shrimp scampi.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • So I got a shrimp scampi, got rib eye, and then dad got a gumbo.

  • Chicken Scampi is one of my all-time favorites, cooked with garlic and lemon.

    Blog text (31)

  • Chef Ramsay has added a special tableside appetizer of shrimp scampi.

    Hidden Treasure of the Mississippi (2008)

  • The last few times I spent Christmas Eve with my parents, we did the dishes up right: shrimp cocktail, shrimp scampi, clams oreganata, steamed king crab legs, and lobster.

    Blog text (4)

  • Have you ever tried scampi with garlic and a sprinkle of parsley?

Synonyms

shrimp
vsscampi
301 1.0

A small sea animal with a long body and ten legs that people eat

is a hot sauteed preparation using larger shellfish cooked in oil and garlic
calamari
vsscampi
23 4.4

Cooked squid served as food, often fried and eaten before the main meal

is a hot sauteed dish of larger shellfish rather than squid dishes
shrimp cocktail
vsscampi
  • US
16 2.3

A cold starter of cooked shrimp served with a spicy sauce

is served hot and cooked in oil or butter with garlic
scungilli
vsscampi
  • US
2 9.9

A cooked sea snail people eat in salads or seafood dishes

is a hot sauteed dish of larger shellfish rather than a snail preparation

Surface Forms

scampi singular
scampis plural
scampis plural

Etymology

Scampi comes from Italian, where scampo means 'shrimp' or 'prawn' and scampi is the plural, so the word in English names the dish made from those prawns, usually cooked in garlic and butter.