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Concha

//ˈkɒŋ.kə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any shell-shaped structure

    "In Virginia, gone are the weekly outings to Walmart to stock up on provisions; to El Ranchito, the Mexican convenience store, to buy shell-shaped concha pastries; and to the laundromat to machine wash heavily soiled garments."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of kankar. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”). alt-of, alternative
  4. 4
    (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape wordnet
  5. 5
    Any shell-shaped structure:; The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear, attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
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  1. 6
    Any shell-shaped structure:; Alternative form of nasal concha. alt-of, alternative
  2. 7
    An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.

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