Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

concho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
con-cho
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone.

American usage

name

The Concho River in Texas, USA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin concha Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin conchula Old Spanish concha Spanish conchabor. English concho Borrowed from Spanish concha (“shell”).

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Questions

What does concho mean?
A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone.
Where does concho come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin concha Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin conchula Old Spanish concha Spanish conchabor. English concho Borrowed from Spanish concha (“shell”).

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