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scampo

scampo is the alternative form of scampi.

Meaning of scampi

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.

Forms of scampo

pluralscampi

Origin of scampo

Borrowed from Italian scampo.

Questions about scampo

What is scampo the alternative form of?
Scampo is the alternative form of scampi.

Words near scampo in the dictionary

  1. scampingly
  2. scampis
  3. scampish
  4. scampishly
  5. scampishness
  6. scampo
  7. scamps
  8. scampsman
  9. scampsmen
  10. Scampton
  11. scampy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scampo (page history and authors); scampi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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