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concha — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ladle noun A long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for serving liquids like soup.
  • scoop noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
  • seashell noun The hard outer shell of a sea creature such as a clam, snail, or mussel, especially one found washed up on a beach.
  • shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

concha is used for these senses in English:

  • scoop The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.
  • seashell The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
  • shell The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.

ladle — full definition

  1. noun A long-handled, deep-bowled spoon used for serving liquids like soup.
  2. verb To serve or scoop something with a ladle.

scoop — full definition

  1. noun A cup-shaped tool, or the utensil's bowl-shaped end, used for lifting and serving loose material like ice cream or flour.
  2. noun A news story reported before any rival outlet gets it.
  3. verb To lift or gather something using a scooping motion.
  4. verb To publish a news story before competitors do.

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