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escargot
(es′kär gō′)
noun
a snail, esp. an edible variety
Origin: Fr
See escargot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. es·car·gots (-gōˈ)
An edible snail, especially one prepared as an appetizer or entrée.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , from Old French escargol
Origin: , from Old Provençal escaragol
Origin: , probably from variant of dialectal escarabol (perhaps influenced by Occitan cagarol, caragol, snail)
Origin: , from Latin scarabaeus, beetle; see scarab
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