conco
See also: čonco
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan avonclo (“uncle”).
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈkoŋ.ko/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈkoŋ.ku/
Noun
conco m (plural concos, feminine conca)
- (Balearics) uncle
- Synonym: oncle
- A bachelor uncle, especially one who still lives in the family home.
- A confirmed bachelor.
- Synonym: fadrí vell
Further reading
- “conco” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “conco”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “conco” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Wolof
Noun
conco (definite form conco li)
- elbow
References
- Fal, Arame; Santos, Rosine; Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 53