José,

Ah! It works with both spellings in Google.

Who would pay $23/pound for it? Is that the derivation of "locos"?

David

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>From: "José H. Leal" <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Jan 31, 2007 8:07 AM
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>Subject: Re: Concholepas not Conchalepas
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>Hi,
>
>The name is Concholepas, not Conchalepas.
>
>José
>
>
>At 11:35 PM 01/30/07, you wrote:
>>Hi David,
>>
>>Thanks for letting me know Food World is part of BiLo supermarkets,
>>which I've seen in this area too.
>>
>>I took another look at the frozen Conchalepas conchalepas. The label
>>also says "Chilean Locos" seafood. "Locos" would translate as
>>"crazies", no? Maybe this is a Chilean idiom.
>>
>>Are any of our Spanish-speaking listers familiar with this usage?
>>
>>David Kirsh
>>Durham, NC
>>
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