cuncha

Galician

Cunchas

Alternative forms

• concha

Etymology

13th century. From Vulgar Latin *concla, from Latin conchula, diminutive of concha, from Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē), from Proto-Indo-European *konkho-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkunt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

cuncha f (plural cunchas)

1. (zoology) shell
2. (architecture) pendentive
3. white long mark in the head of a horse

Derived terms

• Conchada
• conchado
• Conchados
• Concheira
• concheiro
• Concheiros
• Conchido
• conchil
• escunchar

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “conch”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuncha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN