caracol

Significat (Anglès)

snail

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/kaɾaˈkɔl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Compare with culler (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.