nucha

American

[noo-kuh, nyoo-] / ˈnu kə, ˈnju- /

noun

nape.

nucha British

/ ˈnjuːkə /

noun

zoology anatomy the back or nape of the neck

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

nuchal

adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

nuchae

plural

Etymology

Origin of nucha

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin: nape of neck < Arabic nukhāʿ spinal marrow

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A sister of the Peruvian boy referred to had a still larger growth, extending from the nucha all over the back.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

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