English

Noun

escargot ‎(countable and uncountable, plural escargots)

1. (uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
2. (countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of the dish of the same name.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Occitan escargol, alteration of caragol, metathesis of cagarol, from a cross between Latin conchylium and Ancient Greek κάχλαξ ‎(kákhlax).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo/

Noun

escargot m ‎(plural escargots)

1. snail

See also

• limaçon