conco

See also: čonco

Catalan

Etymology

Hypochoristic based on Old Catalan avonclo (“uncle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkoŋ.ku]

IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ˈkoŋ.ko]

Noun

conco m (plural concos, feminine conca)

(Balearic) uncle
Synonym: oncle
bachelor uncle (especially one who still lives in the family home)
confirmed bachelor (man uninterested in committed relationships)
(derogatory) elderly 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, 2024
“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

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