escargot de mer

/ɛs.kaʁ.ɡo də mɛʁ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les escargots de mer

Meaning

  1. sea snail

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

escargot

An escargot is the land snail eaten as food; an escargot de mer ("sea snail") is a different marine creature, not just a snail living in the sea.

Practice

1 What does escargot de mer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le pêcheur ramasse des ___ de mer sur les rochers.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches escargot de mer?

noun

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