concha

Etymology

From Late Latin concha

Noun

concha (plural conchas or conchae or conchæ)

1. Any shell-shaped structure.
2. (anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone.
3. (architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

Anagrams

• Chacon, NACCHO

Noun

concha (plural conchas)

1. Conch shell.
2. External ear.

Alternative forms

• conca

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “konkhē”) 'shell, mussel'.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.kʰa/, [ˈkɔŋ.kʰa]

Noun

concha f (genitive conchae); first declension

1. bivalve; mussel; mollusk
2. oyster shell, pearl oyster
3. a vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc
4. holy water font
5. the triton's trumpet, in form like a snail shell

References

• concha in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• concha in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concha in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• concha in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• concha in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), from Proto-Indo-European *konkho-^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkõ.ʃɐ/
• Hyphenation: con‧cha

Noun

concha f (plural conchas)

1. seashell
2. the shell of any mollusk
3. scoop; ladle (specialised spoon for serving)

References

Etymology

From Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel”). Cognate with cuenca (“basin, socket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkont͡ʃa/, [ˈkõnʲt͡ʃa]

Noun

concha f (plural conchas)

1. seashell
2. shell (mollusk)
3. (vulgar, Latin America) cunt

Further reading

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