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# escargot

noun (an escargot, escargots) — a French word used in English

«escargot» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (French food) A snail cooked to be eaten, usually with garlic butter, a famous dish in France. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#m1)
2. (French) In French, «escargot» is simply the everyday word for «snail»; it sounds like «ess-car-GO» with a silent t. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#m2)

### In the lessons

In French lessons and lessons about food around the world, escargots are a classic example of French cuisine. In stories, a character who tries escargots is being brave about new foods. On menus in English-speaking countries the French word is used.

### Examples

- Have you ever tried escargots? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#x1)
- The restaurant served escargots in garlic butter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#x2)
- In French class we learned that «escargot» means snail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#x3)
- My brother said escargots tasted like chewy mushrooms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#x4)
- Escargots are eaten with special tongs and a little fork. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#x5)
- «Un escargot» is a garden snail in French. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/#x6)

### Note

Borrowed French word: the final t is silent. Plural «escargots». In English it means only the dish, while in French it is any snail.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «escargot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/escargot/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«escargot» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/escargot.html) on Mova free.