scampo.
escape, way out
Meaning & usage
escape, way out
Non c'è scampo.
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from scampare (“escape”) + -o or scamparla (“to escape, survive”) + -o.
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)
Where this word comes from
From Venetan scampo, from Ancient Greek κάμπος (kámpos, “sea monster”), or Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ, “bending, bow”).
first-person singular present indicative of scampare
Where this word comes from
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