coquina
English
/kɒˈkiːnə/, /kɑˈkinə/
noun
Definitions
- (countable) Any of several small marine clams, of the species , common in United States coastal waters.
- (uncountable) A soft form of limestone made of fragments of shells, sometimes used as a building or road paving material.
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian coquina (cockle) derived from Latin concha (mussel, vessel, bivalve, oyster, trumpet, mollusk) derived from Ancient Greek κόγχη (mussel, shell, konkh, apse).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κόγχη
Gloss
mussel, shell, konkh, apse
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- conch English
- concha English
- coquinoidal English
- cochlea Latin
- concha Latin
- concheus Latin
- conchula Latin
- conca Italian
- ipsiconchia Italian
- triconco Italian
- conche French
- conque French
- coquina Spanish, Castilian
- cuenca Spanish, Castilian
- κόγχη Ancient Greek
- *kongʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *konkho- Proto-Indo-European
- conca Catalan, Valencian
- cunca Old Portuguese