gnucca

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)

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

Derived terms edit

gnucco

Adjective edit

gnucca

feminine singular of gnucco

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