[skam-pee, skahm-] 
| 1. | a large shrimp or prawn. |
| 2. | a dish of shrimp or prawns grilled or sautéed in oil or butter and garlic. |
| scam·pi (skām'pē, skäm'-) n. pl. scampi Large shrimp broiled or sautéed and served in a garlic and butter sauce. [Italian, pl. of scampo, a kind of lobster, from Greek kampē, bending (from its shape), perhaps from Greek kamptein, to bend.] |