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nuque

/njuːk/

nuque noun: the nape of the neck.

Noun

nuque (plural nuques)

  1. The nape of the neck.
    • He had buried his mouth in Ada's nuque, when she stiffened and raised a warning finger.1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 158

Forms of nuque

pluralnuques

Origin of nuque

From Middle French nuque, nuche, from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). Doublet of nucha.

Words that rhyme with nuque

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Questions about nuque

What does nuque mean?
Nuque means the nape of the neck.
What part of speech is nuque?
Nuque is a noun.
How do you pronounce nuque?
Nuque is pronounced /njuːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of nuque?
The plural of nuque is nuques.

Words near nuque in the dictionary

  1. nuptuals
  2. nupur
  3. nupurs
  4. nuqta
  5. nuqtas
  6. nuque
  7. nuques
  8. nur
  9. Nur-Sultan
  10. nuraghe
  11. nuraghes

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