scampi

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English

Nephrops norvegicus

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

References

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