escargot

[ es-kar-goh; English es-kahr-goh ]

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noun

, French.

, plural es·car·gots [es-k, a, r, -, goh, es-kahr-, gohz].

escargot

/ ɛskarɡo /

a variety of edible snail, usually eaten with a sauce made of melted butter and garlic

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As guests nibbled on escargot and lamb chops at the newly renovated Jefferson Hotel, Reagan sought to explain his iconic father.

The escargot is found chiefly in the wine countries, especially Burgundy, where it feeds on the leaves of the vine.

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