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How to pronounce scampi in English?

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Examples of scampi

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Il Mulino, where I love the shrimp scampi and the mini veal parmiagiana sliders.
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They include Capri bruschetta, shrimp scampi, chicken picatta and Bella parfait.
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Rock lobster, scampi, squid, tuna, sardines and other seafood figure prominently.
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At home, William cooked dishes such as shrimp scampi for his family, friends said.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The shrimp were indeed plump, and the ajillo treatment was like scampi on steroids.
From the orlandosentinel.com
This Birkdale spot dishes plaice, cod and even langoustines, better knownas scampi.
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I used to love shrimp scampi, with its rich butter, parsley and garlic sauce.
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Recipes include hot crab and artichoke dip, shrimp scampi linguine and clam chowder.
From the sacbee.com
Feinberg, I have the best shrimp scampi in the city, but I can't get Gulf shrimp now.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • Large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
  • Scampi is a culinary name for some species of prawn, notably the 'true' scampi Nephrops norvegicus, and is also used as a name for a style of preparation of these lobsters and other seafood. In India, 'freshwater scampi' refers to the shrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii.
  • The Standard CMMI Appraisal Method for Process Improvement (SCAMPI) is the official Software Engineering Institute (SEI) method to provide benchmark-quality ratings relative to Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) models. ...
  • A large cooked shrimp; a langoustine or Dublin Bay prawn
  • Another name for large shrimp, usually about 1 oz. or larger. Outside the U.S., the term is also applied to lobster. Also a method of preparation, usually with shrimp, that includes butter and garlic.
  • Small, clawed marine lobsters belonging to the family Nephropsidae.
  • The Italian name for the tail portion of any of several varieties of miniature lobsters. In the U.S., the term refers to large shrimp that are split and brushed in a garlic oil or butter, then broiled. "Scampo" is the singular form.
  • In the UK, scampi is a popular snack at pubs, consisting of fried shellfish Americans would call langostino. In the US, scampi is a type of dish served at Italian restaurants that consists of a meat (usually shrimp) served in a boiling hot mixture of butter, garlic and white wine.
  • Prawns. It is most often cooked in wine and garlic or grilled with olive oil and lemon.