cuncha

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkunt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

cuncha f (plural cunchas)

  1. (zoology) shell
  2. (architecture) pendentive

References

  • “cuncha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “conch” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.
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