different between conch vs concho

English

Alternative forms

• conk, conque

Etymology

From Latin concha. Doublet of concha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nt?/, /k??k/
• Rhymes: -?nt?, -??k

Noun

conch (plural conches or conchs)

1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
2. The shell of this sea animal.
3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
4. (architecture) The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”)

Related terms

• congius

Derived terms

• deuteroconch
• protoconch

Translations

Verb

conch (third-person singular simple present conches, present participle conching, simple past and past participle conched)

1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.

Translations

English

Etymology

From Spanish concha (“shell”).

Noun

concho (plural conchos)

1. (US) A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone

Galician

Alternative forms

• coucho, cuncho

Etymology

From cuncha (“shell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kont???]

Noun

concho m (plural conchos)

1. husk, hull

   Synonym: carolo

2. walnut

   Synonym: noz

Derived terms

• concheiro (“walnut tree”)

Adjective

concho m (feminine singular concha, masculine plural conchos, feminine plural conchas)

1. husked, shelled

Derived terms

• sapoconcho (“tortoise”)

Interjection

concho

1. rats!

References

• “concho” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “concho” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “concho” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From concha, from Latin conchula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kont??o/, [?kõn?.t??o]

Noun

concho m (plural conchos)

1. (Latin America) dregs (rest of a drink in a glass)

   Synonyms: decantación, depósito, hez, poso

2. (Dominican Republic, slang) car or motorcycle used for public transportation
3. (Dominican Republic) taxi

   Synonym: taxi

Related terms

• motoconcho

Further reading

• “concho” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.