concho

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish concha (“shell”). === Noun === concho (plural conchos) (US) A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone. == Galician == === Alternative forms === coucho, cuncho === Etymology === From cuncha (“shell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkont͡ʃo/ [ˈkonʲ.t͡ʃʊ] Rhymes: -ontʃo Hyphenation: con‧cho === Noun === concho m (plural conchos) husk, hull Synonym: carolo walnut Synonym: noz ==== Derived terms ==== concheiro (“walnut tree”) === Adjective === concho (feminine concha, masculine plural conchos, feminine plural conchas) husked, shelled ==== Derived terms ==== sapoconcho (“tortoise”) === Interjection === concho nuts! === References === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “concho”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “concho”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “concho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Portuguese == === Etymology === concha (“shell”) +‎ -o (forms masculines). === Pronunciation === === Noun === concho m (plural conchos) (Trás-os-Montes) bucket Synonym: balde === Adjective === concho (feminine concha, masculine plural conchos, feminine plural conchas) (Beira, Trás-os-Montes) happy, proud Synonyms: feliz, contente, orgulhoso, vaidoso === Interjection === concho (Trás-os-Montes) nuts! Synonyms: caramba, porra === References === Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “concho”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Further reading === “concho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “concho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From concha, from Latin conchula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkont͡ʃo/ [ˈkõnʲ.t͡ʃo] Rhymes: -ontʃo Syllabification: con‧cho === Noun === concho m (plural conchos) (Latin America) dregs (rest of a drink in a glass) Synonyms: decantación, depósito, hez, poso (Dominican Republic, slang) car or motorcycle used for public transportation (Dominican Republic) taxi Synonym: taxi ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “concho”, 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