caracol

Meaning

1. (masculine) snail (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell)
2. (masculine) curl (a lock of curly hair)
3. (masculine) cochlea (the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear)

Concepts

snail

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cochlea

snails

curl

freshwater

helix

marine

slug

slugs

corkscrew

escargot

gastropods

French escargot

Roman snail

bourgogne snail

burgundy snail

land snails

terrestrial snails

Synonyms

caramujo

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cóclea

lesma

lesma do francęs

Cóclea

cacho

saca-rohla

escargot

caracol terrestre

Translations

caracol

🐌

Schnecke

🐌

escargot

🐌

chiocciola

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slak

🐌

lumaca

huisjesslak

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cochlea

🐌

cargol

salyangoz

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σαλιγκάρι

limaçon

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cagaraula

caragol

🐌

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.ɾaˈkɔw/

Etymology

Cognate with Catalan: caragol

Cognate with Occitan: caragol

In summary

Uncertain. Possibly from a derivation of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Compare with colher (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman substrate origin.
Cognate with Galician, Asturian, and Spanish caracol, Catalan caragol and Occitan caragol, from earlier cagaròl.