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shrimp scampi

shrimp scampi noun: a dish of shrimp sauteed in a sauce of butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon juice.

shrimp scampi: a dish of shrimp sauteed in a sauce of butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon juice
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Noun

shrimp scampi (uncountable)

  1. (US) A dish of shrimp sauteed in a sauce of butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon juice.

Origin of shrimp scampi

Referring to shrimp prepared in the manner that scampi, a different crustacean, are prepared in European cuisine.

Questions about shrimp scampi

What does shrimp scampi mean?
Shrimp scampi means a dish of shrimp sauteed in a sauce of butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon juice.
What part of speech is shrimp scampi?
Shrimp scampi is a noun.

Words near shrimp scampi in the dictionary

  1. shrimp nets
  2. shrimp paste
  3. shrimp plant
  4. shrimp plants
  5. shrimp scad
  6. shrimp scampi
  7. shrimp squat
  8. shrimp toast
  9. shrimp toasts
  10. shrimp up
  11. shrimp welfare

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