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): (Northern) [kə.ɾəˈɣo̞l] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [kə.ɾəˈɣɔl] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ka.ɾaˈɣɔl] Rhymes: -ɔl === Noun === caragol m (plural caragols) snail ==== Derived terms ==== === 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