escargot
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French escargot.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪsˈkɑːɡəʊ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ, -ɑː(ɹ)ɡəʊ
Noun
escargot (countable and uncountable, plural escargots)
- (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.).
- (countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.
Translations
dish
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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
Noun
escargot m (plural escargots)
Further reading
- “escargot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.