escargot

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US/ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ/UK/ɪsˈkɑːɡəʊ/

noun

A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

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edible snailsnail
OriginFrench escargot →
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Meanings

nounescargot (countable and uncountable, plural escargots)

plural escargots

  1. uncountableA dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

    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.).

    2007, Melissa de la Cruz, Crazy Hot, page 270
  2. countableA snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

    Synonyms: edible snail

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

Similar
edible snail

More synonyms by meaning

nounedible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

Similar
snail
Broader
meat
Also see
edible snailroman snailsnail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchescargot
  2. Frenchescargot
  3. Englishescargot

Borrowed from French escargot.

More words from French

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Translations

Bulgarian блюдо от охлюви
  • блюдо от охлюви (bljudo ot ohljuvi)dish
Chinese Mandarin 法國田螺 /法国田螺
  • 法國田螺 /法国田螺 (fàguó tiánluó)dish
French escargot, escargot de Bourgogne
  • escargotdish
  • escargot de Bourgognedish
German Schnecken, Schneckengericht
  • Schneckendish
  • Schneckengerichtdish
Polish ślimak
  • ślimakdish
Portuguese escargô
  • escargôdish
Russian эскарго́, эскарго́ де Бурго́нь
  • эскарго́ (eskargó)dish
  • эскарго́ де Бурго́нь (eskargó dɛ Burgónʹ)dish
Spanish caracol
  • caracoldish

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with escargot

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Cite this entry
APA

escargot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escargot

MLA

“escargot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escargot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escargot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escargot.

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