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Meaning
Noun
●
A
marine
gastropod
of the family Strombidae which
lives in
its own
spiral
shell.
●
The
shell
of this
sea
animal.
●
A
musical instrument
made from a large
spiral
seashell
, somewhat like a trumpet.
●
In Architecture:
The
semidome
of an
apse
, or the
apse
itself.
●
Synonym of
concher
(“machine used to
refine
the
flavour
and
texture
of chocolate”)
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A British Bahamian.
A European
caucasian
Bahamian
●
A
denizen
of the Florida Keys
Verb
●
To
refine
the
flavour
and
texture
of
chocolate
by
warming
and
grinding
, either in a
traditional
concher
, or between rollers.
●
To
play
a
conch
seashell
as a
musical instrument
, by
blowing
through a
hole
made
close to
the
origin
of the spiral.
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Origin
conch
English
concha
Latin
κογχε
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
κόγχη
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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