escargot vs meat

escargot and meat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
escargot	Yes	No	No	No
meat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, meat is a hypernym of escargot; that is, meat is a word with a broader meaning than escargot:

escargot: edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic
meat: the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food

escargot (noun)	meat (noun)
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
	the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
	the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone