conco

Etymology

Hypochoristic based on Old Catalan avonclo (“uncle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈkoŋ.ku]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈkoŋ.ko]

Noun

conco m (plural concos, feminine conca)

1. (Balearic) uncle

   Synonym: oncle

2. bachelor uncle (especially one who still lives in the family home)
3. confirmed bachelor (man uninterested in committed relationships)
4. (derogatory) elderly bachelor

   Synonyms: fadrí vell, renoc

Further reading

• “conco” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “conco”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “conco” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Noun

conco (definite form conco li)

1. elbow

References

• Fal, Arame, Santos, Rosine, Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 53