Concha and Concho means "

shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard o ...

" in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. The word can also refer to:

Places

Concho, Arizona Concho is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Concho is located on Arizona State Route 61, west of St. Johns. Concho was the original site for the state capital, due to its pr ...

, a frontier town now functioning as a retirement community in Apache County *

Concho, Oklahoma Concho is an unincorporated community in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States. It is north of the Concho Indian Boarding School. The post office opened April 20, 1915. The ZIP code is 73022. The school and post office were named for Indian agen ...

Concho County, Texas Concho County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,303. Its county seat is Paint Rock. The county was founded in 1858 and later organized in 1879. It is named for t ...

* Concho, West Virginia * Concho Valley, a region in West Texas * Fort Concho, a National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas

Rivers

Concho River The Concho River is a river in the U.S. state of Texas. ''Concho'' is Spanish for "shell"; the river was so named due to its abundance of freshwater mussels, such as the Tampico pearly mussel ('' Cyrtonaias tampicoensis''). Geography The Con ...

, a tributary of the Colorado River in Texas *

North Concho River The North Concho River is a river in west-central Texas and one of three tributaries of the Concho River. The river is long. The other two tributaries are the Middle Concho and South Concho Rivers. The Concho River flows into the Colorado River ( ...

, a tributary of the Concho River in Texas *

Middle Concho River Middle or The Middle may refer to: * Centre (geometry), the point equally distant from the outer limits. Places * Middle (sheading), a subdivision of the Isle of Man * Middle Bay (disambiguation) * Middle Brook (disambiguation) * Middle Creek ...

, a tributary of the Concho River in Texas *

South Concho River The South Concho River is one of the few rivers in Texas to run south to north for its entire length. Rising from Anson Springs some south of Christoval, Texas, in Tom Green County, it flows north through the town of Christoval, then continues no ...

, a tributary of the Concho River in Texas

Other

Concho Resources Concho Resources Inc. was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration, incorporated and organized in Delaware and headquartered in Midland, Texas, with operations exclusively in the Permian Basin. In 2021, the company was acquired by ConocoPhi ...

Inc., a Texas oil exploration company *

Concha (bread) Concha (plural conchas, meaning "shell" in Spanish) is a traditional Mexican sweet bread roll (''pan dulce''). Conchas get their name from their round shape and their striped, seashell-like appearance. A concha consists of two parts, a sweetene ...

, a sweet baked bread originally from México * Concha or concho, a round decorative piece of metal seen on a

western saddle Western saddles are used for western riding and are the saddles used on working horses on cattle ranches throughout the United States, particularly in the west. They are the "cowboy" saddles familiar to movie viewers, rodeo fans, and those who ha ...

and other horse equipment descended from the Spanish tradition * The bowl-shaped part of the

auricle (anatomy) The auricle or auricula is the visible part of the ear that is outside the head. It is also called the pinna (Latin for "wing" or "fin", plural pinnae), a term that is used more in zoology. Structure The diagram shows the shape and location of ...

(the external ear), nearest the ear canal *

Nasal concha In anatomy, a nasal concha (), plural conchae (), also called a nasal turbinate or turbinal, is a long, narrow, curled shelf of bone that protrudes into the breathing passage of the nose in humans and various animals. The conchae are shaped like ...

(plural conchae) also known as turbinates * Concha, the word "shell" applied to a musical instrument made from an armadillo shell

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