concheiro

From concho (“husk; walnut”) +‎ -eiro.

• IPA^(key): [konˈt͡ʃejɾʊ]

concheiro m (plural concheiros)

1. walnut tree

   Synonym: nogueira

From cuncha (“shell”) +‎ -eiro.

• IPA^(key): [konˈt͡ʃejɾʊ]

concheiro m (plural concheiros)

1. (historical) shell-maker; artisan who, during the Middle Ages, worked shells which were sold to the pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, who took them back to their countries, elsewhere in Europe, as proof of their pilgrimage

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “concheiro”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “concheiro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “concheiro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “concheiro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN