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nucha

Syllables: nu·chaUK/ˈnjuːkə/US/ˈn(j)ukə/

nucha noun: the spinal cord.

Noun

nucha (plural nuchae)

  1. (obsolete) The spinal cord.
  2. (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.

nucha meaning in Tamil and Urdu

nucha in Tamil

பிடரி, மிடர்

nucha in Urdu

گدی

Forms of nucha

pluralnuchae
alternative formnuke

Origin of nucha

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

Words formed from nucha

Questions about nucha

What does nucha mean?
Nucha means the spinal cord.
What is nucha in Tamil?
Nucha in Tamil is பிடரி, மிடர். See Nucha meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nucha?
Nucha is a noun.
How do you pronounce nucha?
Nucha is pronounced /ˈnjuːkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of nucha?
The plural of nucha is nuchae.

Words near nucha in the dictionary

  1. nuceloplasmin
  2. nuces vomicae
  3. Nucet
  4. Nucflash
  5. nuch
  6. nucha
  7. nuchae
  8. nuchal
  9. nuchal cord
  10. nuchal cords
  11. nuchal scan

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