conch

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see also: Conch

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɒntʃ/, /kɒŋk/

Noun

conch (plural conches)

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. (architecture) The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5. Synonym of concher#English|concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”)

Related terms

• congius

Translations

• French: conque
• Portuguese: búzio

Translations

• French: conque
• Portuguese: búzio
• Russian: ра́ковина
• Spanish: concha, caracola

Translations

• Spanish: concha

Verb

conch (conches, present participle conching; past and past participle conched)

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.

Translations

• German: conchieren

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Conch

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Noun

conch (plural conchs)

1. (dated, ethnic slur) A British Bahamian.

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