escargot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French escargot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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.

Translations

dish

• French: escargot (fr) m, escargot de Bourgogne (fr) m
• Portuguese: escargô (pt) m
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• Russian: эскарго́ n (eskargó), эскарго́ де Бурго́нь n (eskargó dɛ Burgónʹ)

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Occitan escargol, alteration of caragol, metathesis of cagarol, from a cross between (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin conchylium and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κάχλαξ (kákhlax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo/

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Noun

escargot m (plural escargots)

1. snail

Synonyms

• limaçon
• (Louisiana, Cajun French) calimaçon

Further reading

• “escargot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.