scampi

American  

[skam-pee, skahm-] / ˈskæm pi, ˈskɑm- /

noun

Italian Cooking.

plural

scampi

1. a large shrimp or prawn.

2. a dish of shrimp or prawns grilled or sautéed in oil or butter and garlic.

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scampi British  

/ ˈskæmpɪ /

noun

1. (usually functioning as singular) large prawns, usually eaten fried in breadcrumbs

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Etymology

Origin of scampi

1920–25; < Italian, plural of scampo

Example Sentences

The last bag of scampi and some oven chips were mine.

From BBC

Products with mid- to late-October sell-by dates included Sprouts Farmers Market smoked mozzarella pasta salad and Scott & Jon’s shrimp scampi with linguini bowl, a precooked frozen meal.

From Los Angeles Times

We order two dozen oysters, two dozen scampi and a bottle of local Bordeaux wine.

From The Wall Street Journal

BBC Food has a simplified version you can make at home more easily using frozen scampi.

From BBC

For $20, guests could choose unlimited garlic shrimp scampi, coconut shrimp, shrimp linguini alfredo and plenty more... it's truly too good of a deal to pass on!

From Salon