caracol

Definitions of caracol
  1. noun
    an unsteady uneven gait
    synonyms: tambaleo, titubeo
  2. noun
    freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
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    types:
    caracol de las viñas
    one of the chief edible snails
    caracol común
    serious garden pest having a brown shell with paler zigzag markings; nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
    type of:
    gastrópodo
    a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
  3. noun
    a spiral curl plastered on the forehead or cheek
    synonyms: lulo, patilla
  4. noun
    edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
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    type of:
    carne
    the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
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