Meaning
A silver ornament either stamped with a design or inlaid with a stone.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κόγχη (kónkhē)bor. Latin concha Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin conchula Old Spanish concha Spanish conchabor. English concho Borrowed from Spanish concha (“shell”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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