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Pronunciation
IPA|/kɑnk/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-É’nk|-É’nk
IPA|/kɑntʃ/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɒntʃ|-ɒntʃ
Noun
en-noun|conches|pl2=conchs
- A marine mollusc 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.
- A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to develop the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding; a concher or concher machine.
Translations
trans-top|a marine mollusc
Hungarian: t|hu|kagyló
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trans-top|the shell of this sea animal
Hungarian: t|hu|kagylóhéj
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trans-top|a musical instrument
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trans-top|a machine
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ttbc|Interlingua: concha
ttbc|Malayalam: ശംഖൠ(Samkhu)
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ttbc|Spanish: concha
ttbc|Volapük: koan
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Verb
en-verb|conches|conching|conched
- 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.
Translations
trans-top|to refine the flavour of chocolate
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trans-top|to play a conch seashell
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