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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish صلیانقوس (“snail”), from Greek σάλιαγγας (sáliangas).
Pronunciation
Noun
salyangoz (definite accusative salyangozu, plural salyangozlar)
- snail
- Synonym: (dialectal) lordu
- Coordinate term: sümüklü böcek
Declension
Further reading
- “salyangoz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu