# concha

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒŋ.kə/ · frequency rank #62,791

## Definitions
1. Any shell-shaped structure
2. Any shell-shaped structure:
3. Any shell-shaped structure:
4. An apse, or the plain semidome of an apse.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin concha (“a mussel shell”). Doublet of conch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/concha