"concher" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: conchers [plural]
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  1. A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding. Synonyms: conch, conche
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  2. A person who operates such a machine.
    Sense id: en-concher-en-noun-2BQI9u87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (machine): conche [feminine] (French), Conchiermaschine [feminine] (German), Conche [feminine] (German), Konche [feminine] (German)
Disambiguation of 'machine': 53 47

Inflected forms

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