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The correct spelling is conches.
How to pronounce conches
noun
IPA: /ˈkɒntʃəz/
Say it like: Con-che-s
The correct spelling is conches. A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
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Meanings
noun
- 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.The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
- 5.A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
verb
- 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.
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