conk

Etymology 1
Variant or figurative use of. Attested since the nineteenth century.

Noun



 * 1) The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
 * 2)  A nose, especially a large one.

Derived terms

 * artist's conk

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * French:

Verb

 * 1)  To hit, especially on the head.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: fejbe kólint/vág/ver/csap
 * Portuguese: dar (um) cascudo

Etymology 2
From congolene, the brand name of a hair-straightening product.

Noun

 * 1)  A hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.

Verb

 * 1)  To chemically straighten tightly curled hair.

Translations

 * Hungarian: ,

Etymology 3
. Attested since the early twentieth century.

Verb

 * 1)  To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down.
 * 2)  To become unconscious.
 * 1)  To become unconscious.
 * 1)  To become unconscious.

Translations

 * French: ,