"nucal" meaning in Portuguese

See nucal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /nuˈkaw/ [Brazil], [nuˈkaʊ̯] [Brazil], /nuˈkal/ [Portugal], [nuˈkaɫ] [Portugal], /nuˈkal/ [Portugal], [nuˈkaɫ] [Portugal], /nuˈka.li/ [Portugal, Southern] Forms: nucais [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Etymology: From nuca (“nape”) + -al (“of or relating to”). Etymology templates: {{af|pt|nuca|-al|t1=nape|t2=of or relating to}} nuca (“nape”) + -al (“of or relating to”) Head templates: {{pt-adj|hascomp=no}} nucal m or f (plural nucais, not comparable)
  1. (anatomy) nuchal Tags: feminine, masculine, not-comparable

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "nuca",
        "3": "-al",
        "t1": "nape",
        "t2": "of or relating to"
      },
      "expansion": "nuca (“nape”) + -al (“of or relating to”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From nuca (“nape”) + -al (“of or relating to”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nucais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "nucal m or f (plural nucais, not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nu‧cal"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese terms suffixed with -al",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "pt:Anatomy",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nuchal"
      ],
      "id": "en-nucal-pt-adj-6-Ue5SJ8",
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "nuchal",
          "nuchal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) nuchal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈkaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nuˈkaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nuˈkaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nuˈkaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈka.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nucal"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "nuca",
        "3": "-al",
        "t1": "nape",
        "t2": "of or relating to"
      },
      "expansion": "nuca (“nape”) + -al (“of or relating to”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From nuca (“nape”) + -al (“of or relating to”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nucais",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "nucal m or f (plural nucais, not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "nu‧cal"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Portuguese 2-syllable words",
        "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
        "Portuguese adjectives",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese terms suffixed with -al",
        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Portuguese uncomparable adjectives",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/al",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/al/2 syllables",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw",
        "Rhymes:Portuguese/aw/2 syllables",
        "pt:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nuchal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "nuchal",
          "nuchal"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(anatomy) nuchal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈkaw/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nuˈkaʊ̯]",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nuˈkaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈkal/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[nuˈkaɫ]",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/nuˈka.li/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal",
        "Southern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Portugal) -al"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "(Brazil) -aw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nucal"
}

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