n.
Pronunciation: ' kä ŋ -k ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con · chae \ - ˌ k ē , - ˌ k ī \
Etymology: Italian & Latin; Italian conca semidome, apse, from Late Latin concha, from Latin, shell
Date: circa 1639
1 a : the plain semidome of an apse b : APSE
2 : something shaped like a shell especially : the largest and deepest concavity of the external ear
– con · chal \ -k ə l \ adjective