caracol
Portuguese
/ka.ɾa.ˈkɔw/
noun
Definitions
- snail any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell
- curl a lock of curly hair
- (anatomy) cochlea the complex, spirally coiled, tapered cavity of the inner ear
Etymology
Derived from Latin *cochleār, cochlea (snail, shell, snail-shell, spiral) derived from Ancient Greek κοχλίας (snail shell, spiral).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κοχλίας
Gloss
snail shell, spiral
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cochlea English
- cochleiform English
- *clociola Latin
- *coccia Latin
- *cochleare Latin
- *cochleār Latin
- cochlea Latin
- cochlear Latin
- coclea Italian
- cogolo Italian
- cóclea Spanish, Castilian
- κοχλίας Ancient Greek
- κόγχη Ancient Greek
- cóclea Portuguese
- قوقع Arabic
- caragol Catalan, Valencian
- còclea Catalan, Valencian
- caracol Galician
- ghioc Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- κοχλίας Greek (modern)
- cagaraula Occitan
- caracol Asturian