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caragol.

snail

7 characters3 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

noun[kə.ɾəˈɣo̞l]Northern[kə.ɾəˈɣɔl]Balearic, Central[ka.ɾaˈɣɔl]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. snail

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Possibly from *caracōlus, via metathesis, dissimilation, and change of stress of Vulgar Latin *cochleār, Latin cochlea (“snail”), from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (kokhlías, “spiral, snail shell”). Cognate with Spanish and Portuguese caracol (“snail”). Compare with cullera (“spoon”). Alternatively, possibly of pre-Roman Indo-European origin.

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