English
La Conchita
La Conchita comes from Spanish la conchita.
- Spanishc. 1500–presentla conchitaliterally ‘the little shell’
- Englishearliest quotation 2026La Conchita
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Spanishc. 1500–presentla conchitaliterally ‘the little shell’
- Englishearliest quotation 2026La Conchita
Earliest quotation: 2026, Gianella Ghiglino, 'It's excessive': La Conchita residents react to year-round : “Tom Fuller has lived in La Conchita for more…”
The story
Borrowed from Spanish la conchita (literally “the little shell”).
Every English word from Spanish la conchita
Today it means
name An unincorporated community in Ventura County, California, United States.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Spanish la conchita / La Conchita