escargot

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French escargot. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪsˈkɑːɡəʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊ, -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəʊ === Noun === escargot (countable and uncountable, plural escargots) (uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails. (countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo/ === Noun === escargot m (plural escargots) snail Synonyms: limaçon, (Louisiana, Cajun French) calimaçon Coordinate term: limace (derogatory) slowpoke, slowcoach === Further reading === “escargot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012