cuncha

Galician
Cunchas

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkunt͡ʃa̝/

Noun

cuncha f (plural cunchas)

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

Derived terms
  • Conchada
  • conchado
  • Conchados
  • Concheira
  • concheiro
  • Concheiros
  • Conchido
  • conchil
  • Cuncha
  • Cunchada
  • Cuncheira
  • Cunchidos
  • escunchar

References
  • “concha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “conch” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “cuncha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “cuncha” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “cuncha” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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