escargot
[es-kar-goh; English es-kahr-goh]
- an edible snail.
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As guests nibbled on escargot and lamb chops at the newly renovated Jefferson Hotel, Reagan sought to explain his iconic father.
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The escargot is found chiefly in the wine countries, especially Burgundy, where it feeds on the leaves of the vine.
Old and New Paris, v. 2Henry Sutherland Edwards
escargot
- a variety of edible snail, usually eaten with a sauce made of melted butter and garlic
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Word Origin and History for escargot
n.
"edible snail," 1892, from French escargot, from Old French escargole (14c.), from Provençal escaragol, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *coculium, from classical Latin conchylium "edible shellfish" (see cockle). The form of the word in Provençal and French seems to have been influenced by words related to scarab.
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