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Conch vs Whelk - What's the difference?

conch | whelk |

As nouns the difference between conch and whelk

is that conch is a marine gastropod of the family family: Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell while whelk is certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to family: Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

As a verb conch

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

conch

English

Alternative forms

* conk

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A marine gastropod of the family which lives in its own spiral shell.
  • The shell of this sea animal.
  • A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell.
  • A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to develop the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding; a concher or concher machine.

    • Verb

  • To refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
  • To play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.

    • whelk

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to , much used as food in Europe.
  • A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.

    • Derived terms

    * (Asian rapa whelk) * chin whelk * dog whelk * (veined rapa whelk)

    External links

    * ("whelk" on Wikipedia) * (Boccinum) * (Boccinidae)

    References