nuca

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See also: NUCA, nucã, nucă, nucą, Nucă, and ñuca

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع(nuḵāʕ).

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Noun[edit]

nuca f (plural nuques)

  1. nape, back of the neck

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع(nuḵāʕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnu.ka/
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: nù‧ca

Noun[edit]

nuca f (plural nuche)

  1. (anatomy) nape, back of the neck

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Piedmontese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

nuca f (plural nuche)

  1. nape

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع(nuḵāʕ).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: nu‧ca

Noun[edit]

nuca f (plural nucas)

  1. nape (back part of the neck)

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع(nuḵāʕ).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈnuka/ [ˈnu.ka]
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Syllabification: nu‧ca

Noun[edit]

nuca f (plural nucas)

  1. (anatomy) nape (back of the neck)
    Synonym: cogote

Further reading[edit]