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escargot

snail

noun es-kar-GOH Rare
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Origin: Old Provençal escaragol, of uncertain origin

Usage Note

Escargot is the word both for the garden snail and for the famous French dish of cooked snails with garlic butter. The t is silent. Avancer comme un escargot ('to move like a snail') is the standard expression for moving very slowly.

Examples

"Les escargots sortent après la pluie."

Natural Translation

Snails come out after the rain.

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