noun · irregular

nucha

nu·cha

nucha · nuchae

The spinal cordThe spinal cord.

UK/ˈnjuːkə/US/ˈn(j)ukə/

Meaning

2 senses

(dated, rare)The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
the back side of the neck
(obsolete)The spinal cord.

Origin

From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval

From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque.

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