nuque

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noun

The nape of the neck.

OriginMiddle French nuque ← Medieval Latin nucha ← Arabic نُخَاع →
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Meanings

nounnuque (plural nuques)

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

Origin

  1. Arabicنُخَاع
  2. Medieval Latinnucha
  3. Middle Frenchnuque
  4. Englishnuque

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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