/kɒntʃ/
noun
A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.The shell of this sea animal.A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.verb
To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.noun
A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.A person who operates such a machine.