conque

conque

See also: conqué

English

Noun

conque (plural conques)

  1. Alternative spelling of conch.

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin concha. Doublet of conche.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kɔ̃k/
    • Audio (France (Lyon)):(file)

    Noun

    conque f (plural conques)

    1. conch (the mollusk)

    Further reading

    Galician

    Etymology

    Attested since 1697. Probably borrowed from Spanish conque.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈkoŋkɪ]

    Conjunction

    conque

    1. consequently, thus, hence, so
      Synonyms: así que, de xeito que

    References

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From con +‎ que.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkonke/ [ˈkõŋ.ke]
    • Rhymes: -onke
    • Syllabification: con‧que

    Conjunction

    conque

    1. consequently, thus, hence, so
      Synonyms: así que, por ende, por lo tanto, de ahí, por eso
      • 2020 June 13, Mario Vargas Llosa, “Borges en su casa. Una entrevista de Mario Vargas Llosa”, in El País[1]:
        Alicia Jurado escribió un libro sobre mí. Yo le agradecí, le dije: “Sé que es bueno, pero el tema no me interesa o quizás me interesa demasiado, conque no voy a leerlo”.
        Alicia Jurado wrote a book about me. I thanked her and said, “I know it's good, but I'm not interested in the subject, or perhaps I'm overly interested in it, so I'm not going to read it.”
    2. so (used to express surprise)
      Synonym: así que
      ¡Conque hoy estabas enfermo!
      So you were ill today!

    Further reading