Etymology

concher

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Today it means: A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding. Full definition →

English conch ← Latin concha ← Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekκόγχη (kónkhē)
  2. Latinconcha
  3. Englishconch
  4. English todayconcher

From conch + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.