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Escargot

//ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails. uncountable

    "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.)."

  2. 2
    edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic wordnet
  3. 3
    A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish. countable

Etymology

Borrowed from French escargot.

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