cuncha

Galician

Cunchas

Alternative forms

• concha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese concha (first attested in the 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): /ˈkunt͡ʃa/ [ˈkunʲ.t͡ʃɐ]
• Rhymes: -untʃa

Noun

cuncha f (plural cunchas)

1. (zoology) shell

   Synonym: cónchega

2. (architecture) pendentive
3. star-like mark on the head of a horse

Derived terms

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

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “concha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “conch”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cuncha”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cuncha”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cuncha”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN