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escargot

es-kar-GOH · noun

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Origin

Escargot was borrowed directly from French escargot, with no further detail recorded about its deeper roots.

Journey

The word passed into English essentially unchanged, keeping its French form as it moved onto English menus.

Related words

The facts given don't establish any English cognate for escargot.

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