concho

C3O1N1C3H4O1

noun

A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone.

OriginSpanish concha ← Old Spanish concha ← Latin conchula →
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Meanings

concho1

nounconcho (plural conchos)

plural conchos

  1. USA silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone.

Concho2

proper noun
  1. The Concho River in Texas, USA.
  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Apache County, Arizona, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
  5. An extinct Uto-Aztecan language.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκόγχη (kónkhē)
  2. Latinconcha
  3. Latinconchula
  4. Old Spanishconcha
  5. Spanishconcha
  6. Englishconcho

Borrowed from Spanish concha (“shell”).

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Cite this entry
APA

concho. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concho

MLA

“concho.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concho. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “concho,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/concho.

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