escargot
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
escargotescargot; from Occitan escargol (the culinary use of snails comes from the south), alteration of caragol, probably transformed under the influence of the Occitan descendants of the Latin scarabaeus (old Occitan escaravat, etc. escarbot. (1393) escargol.
Definitions
- zoologie
- cuisine
Plural
escargots
Hyponyms
escargot d'Adanaescargot de Bourgogneescargot de Corseescargot de Quimperescargot de Vénétieescargot des boisescargot des jardinsescargot géant africainescargot grecgros-grisescargot pesonescargot turc
Translations
german:Schnecke
english:escargot
korean:에스카르고
danish:snegl
spanish:caracol
finnish:etana
greek:σαλιγκάρι
italian:lumaca
japanese:エスカルゴ
dutch:huisjesslak
polish:ślimak
portuguese:caracol
russian:улитка
swedish:snäcka
turkish:salyangoz
ukrainian:равлик
See also
cochlée (cn.) cochléaire (adj.) escargotien (adj.)