What does caracol in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word caracol in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use caracol in Spanish.

The word caracol in Spanish means snail, winkle, seashell, shell, cochlea, sluggard, slowcoach, ringlet, spiral stair, spiral staircase, spiral stairway. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word caracol

snail

nombre masculino (molusco terrestre) (zoological)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El caracol está provisto de una concha en espiral y, aunque se mueve como gusano, es un molusco.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Snails are considered quite a delicacy in France.

winkle

nombre masculino (molusco acuático) (zoological)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se ha descubierto que la saliva del caracol marino puede calmar el dolor con tanta eficacia como la morfina.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. We used to go hunting for winkles on seaside holidays when we were kids.

seashell, shell

nombre masculino (concha en forma de espiral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si acercas un caracol a tu oído te parecerá escuchar el sonido del mar.
If you put a seashell up to your ear it sounds like you can hear the sea.

cochlea

nombre masculino (oído interno: clóquea)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El caracol es el órgano interno del oído de los vertebrados.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The cochlea forms part of the internal ear.

sluggard, slowcoach

nombre masculino (persona lenta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es un caracol, terminó la carrera en último lugar.
He's such a slowcoach - he's going to finish last.

ringlet

nombre masculino (rizo de pelo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me encantan los caracoles que se les forman en el pelo a las niñas gaditanas.
I love the ringlets in the hair of girls from Cadiz.

spiral stair, spiral staircase, spiral stairway

locución nominal femenina (escalera en espiral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como el espacio es limitado, instalaremos una escalera caracol en este salón.
Given the limited space, we'll install a spiral staircase in this living room.

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