Spanish Conversation · Level 180
15 words
Spanish word
caracoles
Pronunciation
IPA/kaɾaˈkoles/
Meaning
- masculine nounsnail
Example
En el jardín vi muchos caracoles después de la lluvia.
In the garden I saw many snails after the rain.
More examples
Mi abuela cocina caracoles con ajo.
My grandmother cooks snails with garlic.
Core concept
Small coiled-shelled animals that leave a wet trail.
Common phrases
comer caracoles
eat snails
plato de caracoles
plate of snails
ver caracoles
see snails
Similar words
caracol: Occur singly as a tiny snail with a spiral shell that leaves a damp trail.
babosa: Move slowly over plants as a shell-less, mucus-covered mollusk.
Definition in Spanish
Plural de caracol; nombre para pequeños animales con concha enrollada que dejan tras de sí un rastro húmedo al avanzar.
Word origin
From medieval Latin caracōlus, inherited across the Romance languages to name the spiral-shelled snail.
Usage tips
- The plural shifts stress to ca-ra-CO-les (singular caracol is ca-ra-COL), and the word also appears as the mild exclamation 'Caracoles!'
Other meanings
- escargotnoun
Related words
- caracolitolittle snailnoun
- caracolaseashellnoun