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luma

Plural: lumas

Language: French

Description: A name in Charentes and Poitou for small petit gris land snail. The people of Charentes, regarded as slow, are nicknamed ‘cagouillards’.

Latin: Helix aspersa

Ethnicity: French

Most frequent country: France

Most frequent region: Poitou-Charentes

Better know as: petit gris

Also known as: cagouille(s), hélice chagrin, limat

See places: French food and cuisine, Poitou-Charentes, Charentes

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