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escargot
es·car·got [ ès kaar gṓ ] (plural es·car·gots)


noun 
Definition:
 
snail used as food: a snail that is cooked and served as food, especially presented in its shell with melted garlic butter
[Late 19th century. Via French< Old Provençal escaragol]
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