conche

1 of 2

noun

ˈkänch

plural -s

: a machine in which chocolate is worked in the preparation of fine grades

conche

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to work (chocolate) in a conche

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French, from French dialect, trough, from Old French, shell, from Latin concha

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Rhymes for conche

• conch
• haunch
• launch
• paunch
• staunch
• protoconch