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shrimp scampi
1. Scampi is shrimp cooked in a very garlicky sauce with lemon.
2. Etymology: from the mid-20th century. From Italian, plural of scampo, a kind of lobster which came from Greek kampē, "bending"; based on the shape of the shrimp.
2. Etymology: from the mid-20th century. From Italian, plural of scampo, a kind of lobster which came from Greek kampē, "bending"; based on the shape of the shrimp.
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