ceafă
Romanian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly a substratum word. However, the relation to Turkish kafa (“head”) is evident, and the more likely etymology. Compare also Albanian qafë (“nape”).[1]
Noun
ceafă f (plural cefe)
- nape (of the neck)
Synonyms
References
- ^ ceafă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)