Etymology

conche

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Today it means: Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”). Full definition →

French conche ← Latin concha ← Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)
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conche · noun1

  1. Ancient Greekκόγχη (kónkhē)
  2. Latinconcha
  3. Frenchconche
  4. English todayconche

Borrowed from French conche.

Conche · proper noun2

Possibly named after the abbey of the village of Conches-en-Ouche in Normandy. An alternative hypothesis proposes a derivation from an otherwise unknown French term equivalent to English bight or roadstead.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.