snail
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- noun
- /sneɪl/
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caracol comestible
- On the west side of the square, a row of chefs steam mounds of snails in battered enamel bowls.
- snail shells
What's next, eating snails and frogs?
- What's next, eating snails and frogs?
- What do you mean he she has a phobia for snails and he cooks snails.
- So I ate the escargot and mid chew they said, oh, I didn't think you'd like snails.
- I went to Parry once and I ate snails and then I got the shits and the six for the days to come.
- And then once I started travelling for some all fat in fashion, I think the weirdest thing was probably like frog legs and snails.
Examples
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Salads, snails, and sardines were all popular.
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- Well, people eat snails and frogs' legs.
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Bring me another sea snail at once!
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I would say two dozen French snails imported from France in this jar right here.
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My taste includes both snails and oysters.
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"Come on, I'll buy you a bowl of soup and some snails."
Fiction book (1996) -
Alongside chicken and duck, diners were served snails, pork, goat and fish.
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At the gourmet restaurant, I ordered snails cooked in a rich garlic butter sauce.
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The chef prepared a delicious dish of snails topped with herbs and served in their shells.
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In France, it's common to enjoy snails as a delicacy, often accompanied by fresh bread.
Synonyms
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A cooked land snail served in garlic butter as a fancy French food
A snail that people eat, often in French cooking
A large land snail that people eat and that chefs use in French dishes
Compounds
- Specialized
A tropical climbing plant with yellow and purple coiled flowers like a snail shell
- Specialized
A climbing tropical plant with yellow and purple flowers whose lower part is curled like a snail shell
- Specialized
A small freshwater fish that eats snails and lives in the Tennessee River
- Specialized
A climbing vine with bright yellow and purple flowers that coil like a snail shell
How Edible
Surface Forms
Etymology
Snail goes back to the old English snægl, the name for the animal, and because people in parts of Europe often eat this creature, the same word snail is also used for the 'food' made from it. This is why a plate of snails is just called snail or snails on a menu.