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concha.

Any shell-shaped structure

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɒŋ.kə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑŋ.kə/General-American

  1. Any shell-shaped structure

  2. 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.

  3. Any shell-shaped structure: Ellipsis of nasal concha.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis

  4. An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

Where this word comes from

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

noun

  1. Alternative form of kankar.

    alt-of · alternative
noun

  1. Alternative form of concho (“type of ornament”).

    alt-of · alternative
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