concho
See also: Concho
English
Etymology
From Spanish concha (“shell”).
Noun
concho (plural conchos)
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)
Derived terms
- concheiro (“walnut tree”)
Adjective
concho (feminine concha, masculine plural conchos, feminine plural conchas)
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
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkõ.t͡ʃu/
Noun
concho m (plural conchos)
- (Trás-os-Montes) bucket
- Synonym: balde
Adjective
concho (feminine concha, masculine plural conchos, feminine plural conchas)
Interjection
concho
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
Spanish
Etymology
From concha, from Latin conchula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkont͡ʃo/ [ˈkõnʲ.t͡ʃo]
Audio (Peru): (file) - 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024