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scampi
scam·pi [ skámpee ]


noun 
Definition:
 
shrimp with garlic and lemon: shrimp cooked in a very garlicky sauce with lemon
[Mid-20th century. < Italian, plural of scampo, kind of lobster < Greek kampē "bending"; from its shape]
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