noun
conch
KONCH
noun
1
A large sea snail with a spiral shell, or the shell itself.
"They found a beautiful pink conch shell on the beach."
2
A trumpet-like instrument made by blowing into a large conch shell.
"A conch was blown to signal the start of the ceremony."
How to Use Conch
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA large spiral sea shell (or the snail that lives in it), sometimes used as a horn.
Common pairings
conch shell
blow a conch
Word Forms
conched past tense, conches plural, conchs plural, Conchs plural, Conches plural, conches singular
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Etymology
Borrowed via Latin concha from Ancient Greek kónkhē, meaning "mussel, cockle, or shell-like cavity."