"nuque" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /njuːk/ [UK] Forms: nuques [plural]
Rhymes: -uːk Etymology: From Middle French nuque, nuche, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). Doublet of nucha. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|nuque}} Middle French nuque, {{der|en|ML.|nucha}} Medieval Latin nucha, {{der|en|ar|نُخَاع}} Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ), {{doublet|en|nucha}} Doublet of nucha, {{root|en|ar|ن خ ع}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} nuque (plural nuques)
  1. The nape of the neck.
    Sense id: en-nuque-en-noun-WxiNNOqF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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