From en.wiktionary.org:
[Concha]
** English
[nasal concha]
*** Etymology 1
[en]. [en].
**** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
**** Noun
[conchae]
1. Any shell -shaped structure:
2. * [en]
1. [en] The deepest indentation of the cartilage of the human ear , attaching to the mastoid bone and leading to its central opening.
2. [en] [en] .
3. [en] An apse , or the plain semidome of an apse.
***** Derived terms
[en]
**** References
- [R:Lexico]
- [R:MWO]
*** Etymology 2
**** Noun
[?]
1. [en] .
*** Etymology 3
**** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] .
*** Anagrams
- [en]
[en]
** Interlingua
*** Noun
[s]
1. Conch shell.
2. External ear .
** Latin
*** Alternative forms
- [la]
*** Etymology
From [la].
*** Pronunciation
- [concha]
*** Noun
[concha <1>]
1. A bivalve shellfish ; a mollusk ; a conch
2. * [la]
1. A pearl oyster .
1. A pearl .
2. The purple-fish .
3. A mussel shell .
1. A snailshell .
2. The 吴语: Charonia tritonis , in form like a snailshell.
4. Objects in the form of a mussel shell :
5. A vessel for holding oil , unguents , salt , etc.
6. [la]
**** Declension
[concha <1>]
**** Derived terms
- [la]
**** Descendants
[top2]
- Italo-Dalmatian:
- [it]
- [nap]
- [scn]
- [vec]
- Gallo-Italic:
- [lij]
- [lmo]
- [pms]
- [rgn]
- Northern Gallo-Romance:
- [frp]
- [fro]
- [frm]
- [roa-bbn]
- [roa-brg]
- [fr]
- [roa-lor]
- Southern Gallo-Romance:
- [ca]
- [pro]
- [oc]
- [eu]
- Ibero-Romance:
- [an]
- [roa-opt]
- [gl]
- [pt]
- [osp]
- [es]
- Borrowings:
- [sq]
- [en]
- [fr]
- [pl]
[bottom]
*** References
- [R:L&S]
- [R:Elementary Lewis]
- [R:du Cange]
- [R:Peck]
- [R:Smith's Antiquities]
** Portuguese
*** Etymology
From [pt], from [pt], diminutive of [la], from [pt], from [pt][1]
*** Pronunciation
[pt-IPA]
- [pt]
- [pt]
*** Noun
[f]
1. seashell
2. the shell of any mollusk
3. scoop ; ladle [specialised spoon for serving]
**** Derived terms
[pt]
**** Related terms
[pt]
*** References
References:
[1]. [conch]
*** Further reading
- [R:pt:DAN]
[pt]
** Spanish
*** Etymology
[es], diminutive of [la], from [es]. Cognate with [es].
*** Pronunciation
[+< audio:LL-Q1321 (spa)-AdrianAbdulBaha-concha.wav < a:Colombia>>]
*** Noun
[f]
1. seashell
2. shell [mollusk]
3. [es] a type of sweet bread [one that resembles a shell in design and in decoration]
4. [es] pussy , cunt
**** Derived terms
[es]
*** Further reading
- [R:es:DRAE]
- [R:es:DAMER]
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