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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

escargot

/(ĕs`kär*gō")/ · es·car·got · IPA /ˌɛskɑɹˈɡoʊ/
01 n. any edible terrestrial snail prepared as food; as a dish, it is usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.
  1. 1.
    any edible terrestrial snail prepared as food; as a dish, it is usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic.
Syn. snail.