scampi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (UK, General American) IPA(key): /ˈskæm.pi/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -æmpi

Noun

scampi (countable and uncountable, plural scampis or scampies or scampi)

  1. A Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus).
  2. (especially Australia) Any member of a similar species of genus Nephrops or similar prawns.

Derived terms

Noun

scampi

  1. plural of scampo

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

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

Noun

scampi m (plural scampi or scampi's, diminutive scampietje n)

  1. various species in the order Decapoda, eaten as food (clarification of this definition is needed)

Further reading

  • scampi” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Italian

Noun

scampi m

  1. plural of scampo

Verb

scampi

  1. inflection of scampare:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

scampi c

  1. tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon)
    Synonyms: tigerräka, gambas, jätteräka
  2. Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus)
    Synonyms: havskräfta, kejsarhummer

Declension

Declension of scampi
nominative genitive
singular indefinite scampi scampis
definite scampin scampins
plural indefinite scampi scampis
definite scampina scampinas

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