scampi
noun
, ˈskäm-\
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In its fourth year, the annual Never Ending Pass promotion is so popular that expectations are the Lifetime passes will sell as fast as a bowl of the chain's low-calorie shrimp scampi. — Kate Bowers, Fortune, "Olive Garden Carbo-Loads Its Popular Pasta Promotion," 13 Aug. 2019 The shrimp scampi linguini ($24) was light and fresh but somewhat bland. — Allyson Reedy, The Know, "Restaurant review: Bettola gives Aurora a date night-perfect Italian bistro," 1 Aug. 2019 The garlic festival was a tradition for them, a place to catch up with friends, to have a signature pepper steak sandwich or scampi, or have a picture taken in front of the 12-foot-tall garlic bulb with the propane flame lighting the top. — Los Angeles Times, "A 19-year-old with a semiautomatic rifle shatters Gilroy’s beloved garlic festival, killing 3, including 2 children," 30 July 2019 Next, Minaj and Fallon ordered more food than the pair could possibly eat, including a few whole lobsters, crab legs, garlic shrimp scampi, cajun chicken pasta, fried shrimp, oysters, muscles, fried calamari, steak, and more. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Nicki Minaj Returns to Red Lobster After Being Fired for Dinner Date with Jimmy Fallon," 28 June 2019 Dishes include spicy firecracker shrimp and jumbo shrimp scampi and all-American desserts like red raspberry sorbet, blueberry bread pudding and white chocolate cheesecake. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "The Dish: 34 places you can eat, drink and hang out this Independence Day," 27 June 2019 Also on the lighter side, a scampi with juicy pink shrimp, plenty of garlic and capers tasted just right on a warm afternoon. — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, "Ox Cart’s new format offers playful food, sweet drinks and a good time," 6 June 2019 Shrimp scampi is simply shrimp cooked in butter and garlic with a bit of lemon juice and white wine. — Kim Walker, Woman's Day, "Desperation Dinners: Shrimp Scampi," 14 July 2010 The food emphasizes creative takes on Italian classics, like a scampi crudo with artichoke hearts and burrata, cacio e pepe pasta with sea urchin, and pork with celery and cherries soaked in Armagnac. — Laura Itzkowitz, Condé Nast Traveler, "5 Best Day Trips from Rome," 5 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scampi.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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