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scampi

/ˈskæm.pi/

scampi noun: a Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus). Also the plural of scampo.

scampi: a Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus)
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Noun

scampi (countable and uncountable, plural scampis or scampies or scampi)

  1. A Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus).
    1. (UK, uncountable) The battered or breaded tails of this species, usually served with chips.
  2. (Australia, especially) Any member of a similar species of genus Nephrops or similar prawns.

Also used as

scampi is also the plural of scampo.

Forms of scampi

pluralscampis
pluralscampies
pluralscampi
alternative formscampo

Origin of scampi

Borrowed from Italian scampi, plural of scampo (“prawn”).

Words formed from scampi

Words that rhyme with scampi

Questions about scampi

What does scampi mean?
Scampi means a Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus).
What part of speech is scampi?
Scampi is a noun.
How do you pronounce scampi?
Scampi is pronounced /ˈskæm.pi/ (UK).
What is the plural of scampi?
The plural of scampi is scampis.

Words near scampi in the dictionary

  1. scampering
  2. scamperingly
  3. scamperings
  4. scampers
  5. scamphood
  6. scampi
  7. scampies
  8. scamping
  9. scampingly
  10. scampis
  11. scampish

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