gnucca

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

gnucca f (plural gnucche)

1. (northern Italy, informal) head

   Synonyms: crapa, zucca, (standard) capo, testa

Derived terms

• gnucco

Adjective

gnucca

1. feminine singular of gnucco