conch

plural conchs · plural proscribed sometimes conches · alternative conk · alternative conque

1. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
2. The shell of this sea animal.
3. A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
4. architectureThe semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5. Synonym of concher (“machine used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate”).

   Synonyms: concher

present singular third person conches · participle present conching · participle past conched · past conched · alternative conk · alternative conque

1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.

plural Conchs · plural Conches

1. datedethnicslurA British Bahamian.
   1. datedethnicslurA European caucasian Bahamian
2. slangA denizen of the Florida Keys