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concha.

mollusk/murex/oyster/scallop; pearl/mollusk-shell; Triton horn; female genitalia holy-water font;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔŋ.kʰa]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔŋ.ka]

  1. A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk; a conch

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk; a conch A pearl oyster.

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk; a conch A pearl oyster. A pearl.

    declension-1 · feminine

  4. A bivalve shellfish; a mollusk; a conch The purple-fish.

    declension-1 · feminine

  5. A mussel shell. A snailshell.

    declension-1 · feminine

  6. A mussel shell. The Triton's trumpet, in form like a snailshell.

    declension-1 · feminine

  7. Objects in the form of a mussel shell

    declension-1 · feminine

  8. A vessel for holding oil, unguents, salt, etc.

    declension-1 · feminine

  9. synonym of cunnus

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē, “a mussel or cockle; a shell-like cavity”).

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