concho
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See also: Concho
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Spanish concha (“shell”).
Noun
[edit]concho (plural conchos)
Galician
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From cuncha (“shell”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]concho m (plural conchos)
Derived terms
[edit]- concheiro (“walnut tree”)
Adjective
[edit]concho (feminine concha, masculine plural conchos, feminine plural conchas)
Derived terms
[edit]- sapoconcho (“tortoise”)
Interjection
[edit]concho
- nuts!
References
[edit]- 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
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From concha, from Latin conchula.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “concho”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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