escargot

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French escargot.

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Noun

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escargot (countable and uncountable, plural escargots)

  1. (uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
    • 2007, Melissa de la Cruz, Crazy Hot, page 270:
      J. is dating P. at NYU and modeling on the side. They're planning to meet us in Paris for spring break so J. can go to some look-sees (and eat some escargot, obv.).
  2. (countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

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French

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Etymology

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From Occitan escargol, alteration of caragol, metathesis of cagaròl, possibly from a cross between Latin conchylium and Ancient Greek κάχλαξ (kákhlax), but see cagaròl. Doublet of cagouille.

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Noun

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escargot m (plural escargots)

  1. snail
    Synonyms: limaçon, (Louisiana, Cajun French) calimaçon
    Coordinate term: limace
  2. (derogatory) slowpoke, slowcoach

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