Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as caracole, 2.
  • noun An obsolete form of caracora.

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Examples

  • Now I look up the word caracol and it says snails ...

    Caracol - Did I just eat snails? 2005

  • Perhaps the "caracol" you are talking about may be what is called a scallop elsewhere.

    Plantain? 2005

  • I nearly made the mistake of ordering "caracol" in a well-known mariscos restaurant in Guadalajara and, had I not stopped the waiter, I think I was about to be served snails.

    Plantain? 2005

  • In January the volunteers can go to Belém in order to help buying and building the "caracol", to debate with locals, and to start actions seeking to strenghten their autonomy.

    CMI Brasil 2009

  • "caracol" (snail) of Brasil, in the island of Caratateua (Outeiro), in Belém, Brasil, starting in January 2009.

    Global Features 2009

  • "caracol" (snail) of Brasil, in the island of Caratateua (Outeiro), in Belém, Brasil, starting in January 2009.

    CMI Brasil 2009

  • "caracol" (snail) of Brasil, in the island of Caratateua (Outeiro), in Belém, Brasil, starting in January 2009.

    Global Features 2009

  • Network, not the other kind of caracol. [wordplay on "caracol," which means seashell and is also the acronym for Cadena Radial Colombian,

    NEWS CONFERENCE IN CARACAS VENEZUELA 1989

  • I have found a few teens who are really interested in the idea of basing the group around community service, fundraising and taking trips. they have suggested a caye, caracol, a ruin, the belize zoo, and others this seems to have a lot of potential and I am excited to see how it all pans out!

    These are a few of the things I adore…(set to song) 2009

  • The face cream man even had before and after pictures to show how well caracol conch cream clears your complexion and it was all for just $1!

    Archive 2008-08-01 Belizean' A New Trail 2008

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