Etymology

scampi

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Today it means: A Norway lobster, a langoustine (Nephrops norvegicus). Full definition →

Italian scampi
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromscampi
  2. English todayscampi

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.