nucha

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UK/ˈnjuːkə/US/ˈn(j)ukə/

noun

The spinal cord.

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OriginMiddle English nucha ← Medieval Latin nucha →
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Meanings

nounnucha (plural nuchae)

plural nuchae · alternative nuke

  1. obsoleteanatomyThe spinal cord.
  2. datedrareanatomyThe back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe back side of the neck

Similar
napescruff
Broader
rearbacksideback end
Also see
napenuchalscruff

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinnucha“spinal cord; nape of the neck”
  2. Middle Englishnucha
  3. Englishnucha

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nucha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucha

MLA

“nucha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucha. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucha,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucha.

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