caragol

Concepts

snail

🐌

cochlea

screw

bolt

Synonyms

còclea

cargol

Translations

chiocciola

🐌

caracol

🐌

caracol

🐌

Schnecke

🐌

cagaraula

cochlea

🐌

salyangoz

🐌

tornillo

escargot

🐌

lumaca

vijs

slak

🐌

Schraube

vite

Hörschnecke

Pronounced as (IPA)

[kə.ɾəˈɣɔl]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cochlea

In summary

Uncertain. Possibly from *caracōlus, via metathesis, dissimilation and change of stress of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese caracol (“snail”) Compare with cullera (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.