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English
Noun
conque (plural conques)
- Alternative spelling of conch
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin concha. Doublet of conche.
Pronunciation
Noun
conque f (plural conques)
- conch (the mollusk)
Further reading
Galician
Etymology
Attested since 1697. Probably borrowed from Spanish conque.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
conque
- consequently, thus, hence, so
- Synonyms: así que, de xeito que
References
Spanish
Etymology
From con + que.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkonke/
- Rhymes: -onke
- Syllabification: con‧que
Conjunction
conque
- 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: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.”
- so (used to express surprise)
- Synonym: así que
¡Conque hoy estabas enfermo!- So you were ill today!
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