"conch" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/, /ˈkɒŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conch.wav Forms: conches [plural], conchs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒntʃ, -ɒŋk Etymology: From Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē). Doublet of concha. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|concha}} Latin concha, {{der|en|grc|κόγχη}} Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), {{doublet|en|concha}} Doublet of concha Head templates: {{en-noun|+|conchs}} conch (plural conches or conchs)
  1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. Categories (lifeform): Littorinimorphs Translations (marine mollusc): शंख (śaṅkh) (Bhojpuri), siipikotilo (Finnish), conque [feminine] (French), buguina [feminine] (Galician), carlou [masculine] (Galician), Muschel [feminine] (German), Meeresschnecke [feminine] (German), शंख (śaṅkh) [masculine] (Hindi), kagyló (Hungarian), kuðungur [masculine] (Icelandic), sliogán [masculine] (Irish), trumpa sliogáin [masculine] (Irish), 고둥 (godung) (Korean), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ) (Malayalam), wahanui (Maori), tamboli' (Maranao), búzio [masculine] (Portuguese), caracola [feminine] (Spanish), சங்கு (caṅku) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-conch-en-noun--BJye4w7 Disambiguation of Littorinimorphs: 48 6 3 18 3 2 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English spelling pronunciations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bhojpuri translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Interlingua translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Kabuverdianu translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Maguindanao translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Maranao translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Volapük translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 1 7 14 9 8 31 Disambiguation of English spelling pronunciations: 37 2 5 19 6 4 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 37 1 4 24 7 6 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 1 5 16 6 6 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 1 3 19 4 3 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Bhojpuri translations: 50 1 3 19 5 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 41 2 6 15 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 41 2 6 15 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 39 1 6 15 10 8 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 39 2 6 16 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 2 7 17 10 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 38 1 6 15 14 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 1 10 11 18 10 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 41 2 6 15 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Interlingua translations: 42 2 5 17 9 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 41 2 6 15 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Kabuverdianu translations: 45 1 4 19 6 4 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 41 2 6 15 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maguindanao translations: 42 1 5 17 8 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 40 1 6 18 8 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 1 17 11 11 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 41 2 6 15 12 6 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Maranao translations: 41 1 6 16 11 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 37 1 10 12 13 8 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 1 9 12 15 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 40 1 5 20 8 6 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 42 1 4 18 7 6 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 34 1 8 13 17 8 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 42 2 5 16 11 5 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 39 1 6 18 8 6 21 Disambiguation of 'marine mollusc': 68 6 10 3 12
  2. The shell of this sea animal. Translations (shell of this sea animal): conquilla [feminine] (Catalan), carculla [feminine] (Catalan), 螺貝 (Chinese Mandarin), 螺贝 (luóbèi) (Chinese Mandarin), siipikotilon kuori (Finnish), conque [feminine] (French), buguina [feminine] (Galician), carlou [masculine] (Galician), शंख (śaṅkh) [masculine] (Hindi), kagylóhéj (Hungarian), sliogán [masculine] (Irish), kónxa (Kabuverdianu), 조가비 (jogabi) (Korean), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ) (Malayalam), wahanui (Maori), búzio [masculine] (Portuguese), ра́ковина (rákovina) [feminine] (Russian), concha [feminine] (Spanish), caracola [feminine] (Spanish), சங்கு (caṅku) (Tamil), శంఖము (śaṅkhamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-conch-en-noun-A8hsrmb4 Disambiguation of 'shell of this sea animal': 2 97 1 0 0
  3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet. Translations (musical instrument): bucina [feminine] (Galician), apupo [masculine] (Galician), tambuli (Maguindanao), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ) (Malayalam), pūpakapaka (Maori), potipoti (Maori), pūmoana (Maori), pūtātara (Maori), pūtoto (Maori), بوق (buk) (Ottoman Turkish), concha [feminine] (Spanish), bocina (Spanish), சங்கு (caṅku) (Tamil)
    Sense id: en-conch-en-noun-aJZoC7Ut Disambiguation of 'musical instrument': 4 0 80 1 15
  4. (architecture) The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-conch-en-noun-qdJDvYBd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 1 7 14 9 8 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 1 5 16 6 6 31 Topics: architecture
  5. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”) Categories (topical): Conchology, Machines Synonyms: concher [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-conch-en-noun-O4IopUTg Disambiguation of Conchology: 24 20 9 6 31 5 5 Disambiguation of Machines: 12 3 12 3 42 11 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: conk, conque Related terms: congius

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒnt͡ʃ/, /ˈkɒŋk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-conch.wav Forms: conches [present, singular, third-person], conching [participle, present], conched [participle, past], conched [past]
Rhymes: -ɒntʃ, -ɒŋk Etymology: From Latin concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē). Doublet of concha. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|concha}} Latin concha, {{der|en|grc|κόγχη}} Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), {{doublet|en|concha}} Doublet of concha Head templates: {{en-verb}} conch (third-person singular simple present conches, present participle conching, simple 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. Translations (to refine the flavour of chocolate): conchieren (German)
    Sense id: en-conch-en-verb-KTpFCY-3 Disambiguation of 'to refine the flavour of chocolate': 95 5
  2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral. Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-conch-en-verb-plx9f0A2 Disambiguation of Musical instruments: 23 1 22 10 7 3 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 1 7 14 9 8 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 1 5 16 6 6 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: conk, conque

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "word": "शंख"
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      "word": "고둥"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "śaṅkhŭ",
      "sense": "marine mollusc",
      "word": "ശംഖ്"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "marine mollusc",
      "word": "wahanui"
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      "lang": "Maranao",
      "sense": "marine mollusc",
      "word": "tamboli'"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "marine mollusc",
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      "word": "búzio"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "marine mollusc",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "caracola"
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      "code": "ta",
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      "roman": "caṅku",
      "sense": "marine mollusc",
      "word": "சங்கு"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "conquilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "carculla"
    },
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "螺貝"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "luóbèi",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "螺贝"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "siipikotilon kuori"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "conque"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "buguina"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "carlou"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "śaṅkh",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "शंख"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "kagylóhéj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sliogán"
    },
    {
      "code": "kea",
      "lang": "Kabuverdianu",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "kónxa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jogabi",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "조가비"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "śaṅkhŭ",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "ശംഖ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "wahanui"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "búzio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rákovina",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ра́ковина"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "concha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caracola"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "caṅku",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "சங்கு"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "śaṅkhamu",
      "sense": "shell of this sea animal",
      "word": "శంఖము"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bucina"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
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      ],
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      "word": "tambuli"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "śaṅkhŭ",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "ശംഖ്"
    },
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "pūpakapaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "musical instrument",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "musical instrument",
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      "code": "mi",
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      "word": "pūtātara"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "roman": "buk",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "بوق"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "caṅku",
      "sense": "musical instrument",
      "word": "சங்கு"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɒŋk/"
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      "sense": "to refine the flavour of chocolate",
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