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conch¹

  • /ˈkɒŋk/ UK
  • /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/ UK
  • /ˈkɑŋk/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈkɑnt͡ʃ/ Atlantic Canada, US
  • /ˈkɒŋk/ Canada
  • /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/ Canada
  • /ˈkɔŋk/ Australia
  • /ˈkɔnt͡ʃ/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɒŋk, -ɒntʃ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin concha, borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”). Doublet of concha.

noun conchs · conches · conk · conque

  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. The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
  5. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).

    Similar: concher

verb conches · conching · conched · conk · conque

  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.

Conch²

Where it comes from

From conch

* (Bahamas): in reference to the seafood that made up much of their diet.

noun Conchs · Conches

  1. dated, ethnic, slur A British Bahamian.
  2. dated, ethnic, slur A European caucasian Bahamian
  3. slang A denizen of the Florida Keys

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noun marine mollusc

Españolcaracola
한국어고둥 godung
हिन्दीशंख śaṅkh
Portuguêsbúzio
Françaisconque
DeutschMuschel, Meeresschnecke

noun shell of this sea animal

Españolconcha, caracola
한국어조가비 jogabi
中文螺貝 /螺贝 luóbèi
हिन्दीशंख śaṅkh
Portuguêsbúzio
Françaisconque
Русскийра́ковина rákovina

noun musical instrument

Españolconcha, bocina

verb to refine the flavour of chocolate

Deutschconchieren

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@misc{conch_2026,
  title = {conch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}