conch

(noun, verb)

noun

1. any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

Definition categories: animal, gastropod, univalve

verb

1. To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.

2. To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.