concha

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒŋ.kə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋ.kə/ Rhymes: (Received Pronunciation) -ɒŋkə, (General American) -ɑŋkə ==== Noun ==== concha (plural conchae or (archaic) conchæ) Any shell-shaped structure: (anatomy) The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening. (anatomy) Alternative form of nasal concha. (architecture) An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== “concha”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “concha”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== concha Alternative form of kankar. === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== concha (plural conchas) Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”). === Anagrams === Chacon, Chanco, NACCHO == Interlingua == === Noun === concha (plural conchas) Conch shell. External ear. == Latin == === Alternative forms === conca === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkɔŋ.kʰa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkɔŋ.ka] === Noun === concha f (genitive conchae); first declension A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk; a conch A pearl oyster. A pearl. The purple-fish. A mussel shell. A snailshell. The Triton's trumpet, in form like a snailshell. Objects in the form of a mussel shell: A vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc. synonym of cunnus ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== conchula ==== Descendants ==== === 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), from Proto-Indo-European *kongʰo- === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: con‧cha === Noun === concha f (plural conchas) seashell the shell of any mollusk scoop; ladle (specialised spoon for serving) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “concha”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “concha” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “concha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Old Spanish concha, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “mussel”). Cognate with cuenca (“basin, socket”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkont͡ʃa/ [ˈkõnʲ.t͡ʃa] Rhymes: -ontʃa Syllabification: con‧cha === Noun === concha f (plural conchas) seashell Synonym: coquilla (Isleño) shell (mollusk) (Mexico) kind of sweet bread that resembles a shell in design and in decoration (Chile, Peru, Rioplatense, vulgar) pussy, cunt Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “concha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “concha”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010