Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An edible snail, especially one prepared as an appetizer or entrée.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun any edible terrestrial snail prepared as food; as a dish, it is usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun uncountable A
dish , commonly associated withFrench cuisine, consisting of ediblesnails . - noun countable A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of the dish of the same name.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Go to Bobby D's, a 50's style diner, for hamburgers, hot dogs and macaroni and cheese, try Scooners Restaurant, overlooking Grace Bay Beach, for fabulous seafood options and feast like the French at the adult-only Le Petit Chateau where the escargot is a gourmet favorite.
Karen Schaler: Best of Turks and Caicos (Photos) Karen Schaler 2011
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Go to Bobby D's, a 50's style diner, for hamburgers, hot dogs and macaroni and cheese, try Scooners Restaurant, overlooking Grace Bay Beach, for fabulous seafood options and feast like the French at the adult-only Le Petit Chateau where the escargot is a gourmet favorite.
Karen Schaler: Best of Turks and Caicos (Photos) Karen Schaler 2011
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Do like we did and class up your pitcher of PBR with the escargot, which is much better than it should be at $6.
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It's sort of a Hollywood ending with escargot, which is not the least of Woody's inside jokes.
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The escargot was another appetizer that was presented simply but has so many layers to it.
unknown title 2009
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Chefs have been dressing up undesirable food items forever--who would order snails or slugs if they weren't listed on the menu as "escargot"?
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They call it "escargot," but they're not referring to snails in a buttery/garlic sauce.
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Truckers have joined the protest, running so-called "escargot"
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Truckers have joined the protest, running so-called "escargot" operations in which they drive at a snail's pace on highways.
chron.com Chronicle 2010
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Robert said he paid special attention to the languages of origin as he ploughed through words like "escargot" (French), "edelweiss" (German) and "barukhzy" (Pashto).
tcpalm.com Stories 2010
oroboros commented on the word escargot
A sibilant shipment?
March 28, 2010