escargot

n., pl., -gots (-gō').
An edible snail, especially one prepared as an appetizer or entrée.

[French, from Old French escargol, from Old Provençal escaragol, probably from variant of dialectal escarabol (perhaps influenced by Occitan cagarol, caragol, snail), from Latin scarabaeus, beetle. See scarab.]

[ehs-kahr-GOH] French for "snail".

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
  Synonym: snail

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