Escargot

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  escargot \es`car*got"\ ([e^]s`k[aum]r*g[=o]"), n. [F. snail.]
     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.


          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  escargot
       n : edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a
           sauce of melted butter and garlic [syn: {snail}]