cerviz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cervīcem. Doublet of cérvix and cérvice.

Noun

cerviz f (plural cervizes)

1. (figurative) pride and honour
2. (archaic) the neck or nape

   Synonyms: (neck) pescoço, (nape) nuca

Derived terms

• dura cerviz
• endurecer a cerviz
• curvar a cerviz

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ceruiz, from Latin cervīx, cervīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”) and *weyk- (“to bend”). Doublet of cérvix.

Noun

cerviz f (plural cervices)

1. (anatomy) cervix (neck)

Related terms

• cervical
• descervigar

 

See also

• pescuezo

Further reading

• “cerviz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014