clams casino
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
often capitalized second C
: clams on the half shell typically topped with bacon, bread crumbs, green pepper, and Parmesan cheese and baked or broiled
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Appetizers are antipasto, calamari, stuffed mushrooms, clams casino and fried mozzarella. 
Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022 Small plates include calamari, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, Sicilian meatballs, crab cakes, shrimp, escarole and tenderloin. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2021 And that includes a raw bar, oysters Rockefeller, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, whole fish, grassfed New York steak and creamed spinach. Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Items include East Coast dishes like clams casino, cioppino and Sunday gravy. Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 See More
Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022 Small plates include calamari, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, Sicilian meatballs, crab cakes, shrimp, escarole and tenderloin. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2021 And that includes a raw bar, oysters Rockefeller, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, whole fish, grassfed New York steak and creamed spinach. Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021 Items include East Coast dishes like clams casino, cioppino and Sunday gravy. Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 Expect raw East Coast oysters, clam bakes, lobster rolls, chowders, clams casino, oysters Rockefeller, mussels steamed in red chili broth and from-scratch linguini with fresh clams. Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1908, in the meaning defined above