conch en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɔŋk/ (Australia)
- /ˈkɔnt͡ʃ/ (Australia)
- /ˈkɑŋk/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /ˈkɑnt͡ʃ/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/ (Canada)
- /ˈkɒŋk/ (Canada)
- /ˈkɒŋk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/ (Received-Pronunciation) spelling pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin conchabor. English conch Borrowed from Latin concha, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”). Doublet of concha.
Meanings
- A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- The shell of this sea animal.
- A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
- The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
- Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conches | Number=Plur | proscribed, sometimes | lexicographic |
| conchs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| conk | alternative | lexicographic | |
| conque | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
teleoconch · microconch · conchite · cameo conch · conchology · conchometry · Bubonian conch · nucleoconch · queen conch · line conch · conchiform · Eastern Pacific giant conch · conker · deuteroconch · macroconch · Florida horse conch · protoconch
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (53)
gl apupo (musical instrument) · gl carlou (marine mollusc) · mdh tambuli (musical instrument) · hu kagylóhéj (shell of this sea animal) · ta சங்கு (musical instrument) · hi शंख (marine mollusc) · es caracola (shell of this sea animal) · is kuðungur (marine mollusc) · ml ശംഖ് (marine mollusc) · cmn 螺貝 /螺贝 (shell of this sea animal) · de Meeresschnecke (marine mollusc) · gl buguina (shell of this sea animal) · ml ശംഖ് (musical instrument) · te శంఖము (shell of this sea animal) · mi pūmoana (musical instrument) · fr conque (shell of this sea animal) · pt búzio (shell of this sea animal) · ru ра́ковина (shell of this sea animal) · es concha (musical instrument) · es caracola (marine mollusc) · gl bucina (musical instrument) · mi wahanui (shell of this sea animal) · hi शंख (shell of this sea animal) · ko 조가비 (shell of this sea animal) · hu kagyló (marine mollusc) · ga sliogán (shell of this sea animal) · ca conquilla (shell of this sea animal) · ga sliogán (marine mollusc) · gl carlou (shell of this sea animal) · es bocina (musical instrument) · fr conque (marine mollusc) · mi wahanui (marine mollusc) · de Muschel (marine mollusc) · bho शंख (marine mollusc) · gl buguina (marine mollusc) · kea kónxa (shell of this sea animal) · ga trumpa sliogáin (marine mollusc) · fi siipikotilo (marine mollusc) · mrw tamboli' (marine mollusc) · ta சங்கு (marine mollusc) · mi pūpakapaka (musical instrument) · ota بوق (musical instrument) · ta சங்கு (shell of this sea animal) · mi pūtoto (musical instrument) · pt búzio (marine mollusc) · es concha (shell of this sea animal) · tr deniz kabuğu (shell of this sea animal) · fi siipikotilon kuori (shell of this sea animal) · ko 고둥 (marine mollusc) · ml ശംഖ് (shell of this sea animal) · mi potipoti (musical instrument) · ca carculla (shell of this sea animal) · mi pūtātara (musical instrument)