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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian scampo.
Noun
scampo (plural scampi)
- Alternative form of scampi
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskam.po/
- Rhymes: -ampo
- Hyphenation: scàm‧po
Etymology 1
Deverbal from scampare (“escape”) + -o or scamparla (“to escape, survive”) + -o.[1]
Noun
scampo m (plural scampi)
- escape, way out
Non c'è scampo.- There's no way out.
Etymology 2
From Venetian scampo, from Ancient Greek κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”),[2][3] or Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “bending, bow”).[4]
Noun
scampo m (plural scampi)
- small lobster, typically Nephrops norvegicus, aka langoustine or Dublin Bay prawn. Sometimes incorrectly used more generally as a term for prawn (shrimp of the suborder Dendrobranchiata)
- Coordinate terms: gambero, gamberetto
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
scampo
- first-person singular present indicative of scampare
References
- ^ scampo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ scampo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- ^ scàmpo2 in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “scampi”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.