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Date: 1900-2000
Language: Italian
Origin: , plural of scampo

scampi

 noun
     
Related topics: Food
scam‧pi British English
[plural, uncountable]DF large prawns (=sea creatures) that are covered in bread crumbs and cooked in hot oil
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