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And speaking of food, my mouth waters at the delicious seafood dishes the island is known for, including conch, dumplings, and steamed snapper fish with funchi.—Essence, 6 Oct. 2025 The way a snail’s conch just grows, mostly right but sometimes left.—Victoria Chang, The New York Review of Books, 2 Oct. 2025 Duke Aipa is a regular at surf ceremonies, often blowing the pu, or conch shell, and leading prayers.—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 Some cheered the kids on with blasts from conch shells; another boater bugled tunes.—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conch
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Etymology
Middle English, from Latin concha mussel, mussel shell, from Greek konchē; akin to Sanskrit śaṅkha conch shell
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