caracol

Meaning

1. (masculine) snail
2. (masculine) cochlea

Concepts

snail

🐌

slug

cochlea

seashell

helix

conch

escargot

shell

🐚

curl

snail shell

freshwater

sea-shell

see de caracol

see en caracol

French escargot

Roman snail

bourgogne snail

snail-shell

marine

burgundy snail

Synonyms

babosa

concha

cóclea

rizo

cohelea del francés

escargó

concha de caracol

es cachón

jute

bocina de caracol grande

bucle

casita

Translations

Schnecke

🐌

escargot

🐌

caracol

🐌

chiocciola

🐌

lumaca

slak

🐌

huisjesslak

🐌

cargol

cochlea

🐌

salyangoz

🐌

limaçon

🐌

cagaraula

σαλιγκάρι

cochlée

Hyphenated as

ca‧ra‧col

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaɾaˈkol/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: caracol

Cognate with Galician: caracol

Cognate with Asturian: caracol

Cognate with Occitan: caragol

In summary

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleare, from Latin cochlea, from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). See also cuchara. Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman substrate origin.
Cognate with Portuguese caracol, Galician caracol, Asturian caracol, and Occitan caragol, from earlier cagarol.