antedating scampi (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

OED has 1928 for scampi (n)

_Ironwood [MI] Daily Globe_ Mar 10 1920 p 2 col 5

"His favorite dish is "scampi," a small crab-fish found only in the
Quarnero."  Later in the article:
" "Scampi" is the favorite seafood in practically all of the north
Adriatic resorts."
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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