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l' escargot
snail
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How do you say escargot in French?
How do you pronounce escargot in French?
escargot is pronounced /lɛskaʁɡo/ in French.
Example sentences
Le escargot lent traverse le jardin avec ses compagnons.
The slow snail crosses the garden with its companions. (masculine adjective 'lent' agrees with masculine noun 'escargot')
Cet escargot magnifique a une coquille spiralée très particulier.
This magnificent snail has a very particular spiral shell. (masculine articles 'cet' and adjectives 'magnifique', 'particulier' must agree with masculine 'escargot', not the feminine 'coquille')
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Why is it masculine?
Escargot is masculine. While the word does have Germanic/Frankish origins (possibly from *skaragon), the masculine gender is not explained by a clear morphological rule. The word is best learned as a lexical item with inherent masculine gender, as French grammatical gender for many nouns is determined by historical convention rather than predictable patterns.
What is the French word for snail?
The French word for snail is l' escargot — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Italian | lumaca flips! | la | feminine |
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