Snail – l'escargot

To remember that Snail is pronounced ess-kar-goh (escargot) in French, use the following mnemonic:

The snail escaped with all our cargo (escargot).

The giant snail was loaded with Eskimo cargo – mostly fish that they'd caught on their spears

Escargot is masculine, but it starts with a vowel, so it's l'escargot. Imagine our early learner eating snails.

Escargot is masculine, and it starts with a vowel, so it's l'escargot. Imagine or early learner eating snails.

Examples of escargot (snail) in a sentence

J'ai mangé des escargots avec du beurre à l'ail en entrée.

(I ate snails with garlic butter as a starter).

L'escargot avance très lentement.

(The snail moves very slowly).

La circulation se traînait à un rythme d'escargot.

(Traffic was crawling at a snail's pace).