gnucca

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of nuca (nape), from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, bone marrow).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): */ˈɲuk.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ukka
  • Hyphenation: gnùc‧ca

Noun[edit]

gnucca f (plural gnucche)

  1. (northern Italy, informal) head
    Synonyms: crapa, zucca, (standard) capo, testa

Derived terms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

gnucca

  1. feminine singular of gnucco