Concha and Concho means "shell" in the Spanish and Portuguese languages. The word can also refer to: Places Concho, Arizona, a frontier town now functioning as a retirement community in Apache County Concho, Oklahoma Concho County, Texas Concho, West Virginia Concho Valley, a region in West Texas Fort Concho, a National Historic Landmark in San Angelo, Texas Rivers Concho River, a tributary of the Colorado River in Texas North Concho River, a tributary of the Concho River in Texas Middle Concho River, a tributary of the Concho River in Texas South Concho River, a tributary of the Concho River in Texas Other Concho Resources Inc., a Texas oil exploration company Concha (bread), a sweet baked bread originally from México Concha or concho, a round decorative piece of metal seen on a western saddle and other horse equipment descended from the Spanish tradition The bowl-shaped part of the auricle (anatomy) (the external ear), nearest the ear canal Nasal concha (plural conchae) also known as turbinates Concha, the word "shell" applied to a musical instrument made from an armadillo shell See also Rio Conchos De la Concha (disambiguation)