nuque
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French nuque, nuche, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). Doublet of nucha.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nuque (plural nuques)
- The nape of the neck.
- 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 158:
- He had buried his mouth in Ada's nuque, when she stiffened and raised a warning finger.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Middle French nuque, nuche, borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nuque f (plural nuques)
- nape, back of the neck
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “nuque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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