conque

English

Noun

conque (plural conques)

1. Alternative spelling of conch

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin concha. Doublet of conche.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃k/

• Audio:

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Noun

conque f (plural conques)

1. conch (the mollusk)

Further reading

• “conque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “conque”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “conque”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “conque”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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

• “conque”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10