caragol

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cargol

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from *caracōlus, via metathesis, dissimilation, and change of stress of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese caracol (“snail”). Compare with cullera (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.ɾəˈɣɔl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾaˈɣɔl]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ɔl

Noun

caragol m (plural caragols)

1. snail

Derived terms

• caragol bover
• caragol cristià
• caragol de Borgonya
• caragol pedrenyer
• caragol poma
• caragol puxent
• caragola
• caragolí
• cargolar

Further reading

• “caragol”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007