escargot

/ɛs.kaʁ.go/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

snail
- L'escargot laisse une trace brillante derrière lui.
  
  The snail leaves a shiny trail behind it.

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.

Similar in other languages

German

Schnecke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "snail."

Spanish

caracol is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "snail."

Portuguese

caracol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "snail."

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Last updated 2026-09-27