caracol

(Inglês)

snail

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kaɾaˈkɔl/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.