What does concha in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word concha in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use concha in Spanish.

The word concha in Spanish means shell, shell, shell, cunt, sweet bread, nerve, cheek, smash, have a lot of nerve. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word concha

shell

nombre femenino (valva de molusco)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Fuiste a la playa y no me trajiste ni una concha?
You went to the beach and didn't bring me a single shell?

shell

nombre femenino (de la tortuga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La concha de la tortuga carey es preciosa.
The shell of the hawksbill turtle is precious.

shell

nombre femenino (Venezuela (cáscara) (nut)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quítale la concha antes de comértelo.
Take off the shell before eating it.

cunt

nombre femenino (CL, AR, PE, UY, vulgar (vulva) (slang, offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le introduje un dedo mientras le chupaba la concha.
I fingered her while licking her cunt.

sweet bread

nombre femenino (México (pan dulce con forma de concha)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuela siempre cena lo mismo: una concha con una taza de chocolate caliente.
My grandmother always has the same thing for dinner: sweet bread with a cup of hot chocolate.

nerve, cheek

nombre femenino (CO, CR, MX, PE, coloquial (desfachatez)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que tener concha para llegar a pedirle plata a tu madre, viendo la situación en la que está.
You must have quite the nerve to ask your mother for money despite knowing the situation she is in.

smash

locución verbal (Argentina, coloquial (destruirse, romperse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Iba a más de cien kilómetros por hora, se distrajo y se hizo concha contra un poste.

have a lot of nerve

locución verbal (CR, CO, MX, PE, coloquial (ser descarado o cínico) (US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
¡Además de que le debés plata le pedís que te ayude a comprar un tele! Es que vos de veras tenés mucha concha.

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