English Explanatory Dictionary

conch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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”).
verb
  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.
noun
  1. A British Bahamian.
  2. A European caucasian Bahamian
  3. A denizen of the Florida Keys

Pronunciation

/ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/ /ˈkɒŋk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conch.wav

Word forms

conch conches conchs conk conque conching conched

Etymology

From Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē). Doublet of concha.

Synonyms

concher

Related words

congius

Derived words

Bubonian conch cameo conch conchiform conchite conchology conchometry conker deuteroconch Eastern Pacific giant conch Florida horse conch line conch macroconch microconch nucleoconch protoconch queen conch teleoconch
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