conchon.

Brit.

/ˈkɒn(t)ʃəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈkɑn(t)ʃoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– concha, 1900s– concho.

Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish concha.

Etymology: < Spanish concha shell (see concha n.).Perhaps with reference to the shape of such ornaments, or to their use in trade in the manner of wampum by North American Indians in the south-western United States: see G. R. Hamell in Encycl. N. Amer. Indians (1996) 664/1. In the usual modern form concho apparently by confusion with Spanish (masculine) nouns in -o.

North American.

A (usually silver) ornament of a type traditionally used as a decoration on belts, riding tack, clothing, and jewellery in the south-western United States, typically round or oval in shape and often stamped with a design or inlaid with turquoise or another stone.

ΚΠ

1887 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 512/1 Listen to the conchas, the silver ornaments outside the spur, as they jingle and ring to the broncho's tread!

1904 S. E. White Rawhide i, in McClure's Mag. Nov. 22/2 The leather chaps with the silver conchas hung behind the door.

1974 Los Angeles Times 8 July iv. 6/1 Bracelets, rings, earrings and concho belts, all one-of-a-kind handcrafted by the Navajo, Zuni and Santo Domingo tribes.

2005 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 3 Sept. sc8 Two-toned Wrangler leather belt with inlay and conchos.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	concho
释义	conchon. Brit. /ˈkɒn(t)ʃəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkɑn(t)ʃoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– concha, 1900s– concho. Origin: A borrowing from Spanish. Etymon: Spanish concha. Etymology: < Spanish concha shell (see concha n.).Perhaps with reference to the shape of such ornaments, or to their use in trade in the manner of wampum by North American Indians in the south-western United States: see G. R. Hamell in Encycl. N. Amer. Indians (1996) 664/1. In the usual modern form concho apparently by confusion with Spanish (masculine) nouns in -o. North American. A (usually silver) ornament of a type traditionally used as a decoration on belts, riding tack, clothing, and jewellery in the south-western United States, typically round or oval in shape and often stamped with a design or inlaid with turquoise or another stone. ΚΠ 1887 Scribner's Mag. Oct. 512/1 Listen to the conchas, the silver ornaments outside the spur, as they jingle and ring to the broncho's tread! 1904 S. E. White Rawhide i, in McClure's Mag. Nov. 22/2 The leather chaps with the silver conchas hung behind the door. 1974 Los Angeles Times 8 July iv. 6/1 Bracelets, rings, earrings and concho belts, all one-of-a-kind handcrafted by the Navajo, Zuni and Santo Domingo tribes. 2005 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 3 Sept. sc8 Two-toned Wrangler leather belt with inlay and conchos. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887
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