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escargots

escargots is the plural of escargot.

Meaning of escargot

Noun

escargot (countable and uncountable, plural escargots)

  1. (uncountable) A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
    • 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.).2007, Melissa de la Cruz, Crazy Hot, page 270
  2. (countable) A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.
    Synonyms:
    edible snail

Questions about escargots

What is escargots the plural of?
Escargots is the plural of escargot.

Words near escargots in the dictionary

  1. Escareno
  2. Escarenos
  3. escargatoire
  4. escargatoires
  5. escargot
  6. escargots
  7. escarmouche
  8. escarmouches
  9. escarole
  10. escaroles
  11. escarp

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