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Escargot

A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.

📖 Definitions of "Escargot"

noun

1
A dish, commonly associated with French cuisine, consisting of edible snails.
2
A snail (often Helix pomatia) used in preparation of that dish.

🔄 Synonyms of "Escargot"

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Word	Definition
snailnoun	Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Escargot"

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Word	Definition
snailnoun	Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.
edible snailnoun	Synonym of escargot (Helix pomatia)
snail butternoun	A compound butter with garlic and parsley, used to accompany snails.
garlic butternoun	A compound butter made with garlic, served on bread or with escargots, etc.
soccanoun	A French dish popular in Nice; a kind of chickpea pancake seasoned and eaten hot.
snackagenoun	(informal) Things that are snacked on, collectively; snacks.
bonbonnoun	A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
nantua saucenoun	A French sauce consisting of a béchamel sauce base with cream, crayfish butter, and crayfish tails.
shrimp scampinoun	(US) A dish of shrimp sauteed in a sauce of butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon juice.
scalloped oysternoun	(cooking) An opened oyster baked in a deep dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs, seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter.
sassnoun	(US) Backtalk, cheek, sarcasm.
schneckenoun	A sweet spiral-shaped bun or roll of German origin.
edible dormousenoun	A European edible dormouse or fat dormouse (Glis glis), especially when considered as a food.
nun's fartnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A small choux pastry eaten during carnival season in France (especially Alsace) and Belgium.
soubisenoun	A béchamel-based sauce containing strained or puréed onions.
eggs sardounoun	A Louisiana Creole dish made with poached eggs, artichoke bottoms, creamed spinach and hollandaise sauce.
maque chouxnoun	A Cajun dish made from corn on the cob and other vegetables.
cassouletnoun	A rich stew originating in southwest France containing beans and meat.
nomsnoun	(slang) Food, especially tasty food.
garburenoun	A thick French stew of ham with cabbage and other vegetables and usually cheese and stale bread.