Scampi usually refersmeans or points to something specific to a dish made with large shrimpsmall shellfish eaten as food cooked in oil or butter with garlic. In everyday use, people often use the word for the dish itself rather than the seafood ingredientone of the foods used to make a dish alone.
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Pronunciation
AI-generated pronunciation audio (OpenAI).
Accent: General American English
IPA: /SKAM-pee/
Easy pronunciation: SKAM-pee (approximate spelling).
Stress: Stress the first syllable: SKAM-pee.
Noun meaning large shrimp cooked in garlic butter or oil.
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Scampi Meaning
shrimp cooked in garlic butter or oil
Part of speech: noun
Definition: large shrimp sautéed in oil or butter with garlic
Example: We had scampi with pasta for dinner.
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Scampi Synonyms
Similar Meaning
- garlic shrimp
- shrimp scampi
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Common Mistakes
- People sometimes think scampi means any shrimp, but it usually refers to a specific prepared dish.
- It is often spelled the same in singular and plural form in food usage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does scampi mean?
Scampi usually means a dish of large shrimp cooked with garlic in butter or oil.
Is scampi the same as shrimp?
Not exactly. Scampi usually refers to shrimp prepared in a particular way, not just plain shrimp.
What are scampi synonyms?
Common near-synonyms are garlic shrimp and shrimp scampi, depending on the context.
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