nuque

English

Etymology

From Middle French nuque.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /njuːk/

Noun

nuque (plural nuques)

1. The nape of the neck.
   • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 158:

     He had buried his mouth in Ada's nuque, when she stiffened and raised a warning finger.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from mediaeval Latin nucha, from Arabic نخاع (nukhā').

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nyk/

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Noun

nuque f (plural nuques)

1. nape, back of the neck

Anagrams

• qu'une