cuncha

Galician

Cunchas

Alternative forms

• concha

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.