different between honcho vs concho

English

Etymology

American English, from Japanese ?? (hanch?, “squad leader”), from 19th c. Mandarin ?? (b?nzh?ng, “team leader”). Probably entered English during World War II: many apocryphal stories describe American soldiers hearing Japanese prisoners-of-war refer to their lieutenants as hanch?.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?n.t?o?/, enPR: h?n?ch?
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h?n.t???/, enPR: h?n?ch?
• Rhymes: -?nt???
• Hyphenation: hon?cho

Noun

honcho (plural honchos)

1. (informal) boss, leader

Derived terms

• head honcho

Verb

honcho (third-person singular simple present honchos, present participle honchoing, simple past and past participle honchoed)

1. (transitive, informal, Canada, US) To lead or manage.

Further reading

• “honcho”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “honcho”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Japanese

Romanization

honcho

1. R?maji transcription of ????

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.