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nape¹
- /neɪp/
Rhymes with -eɪp
Where it comes from
From Middle English nape, naape, of uncertain origin. Possibly from Old French hanap (“goblet”), from Frankish *hnapp, from Proto-Germanic *hnappaz ( > Old English hnæpp, hnæp (“cup, bowl, goblet”)), as there is a hollow at the base of the skull. More at nap.
noun napes
- The back part of the neck. He was still stroking Radar, long glides of his hand from nape to tail.
- The part of a fish or bird immediately behind the head.
Similar: nucha, nuchal, scruff, scruff of the neck, withers
nape²
- /neɪp/
Rhymes with -eɪp
Where it comes from
From Middle English nape, from Old French nape, nappe (“a cloth”), from Medieval Latin nappa, napa (“cloth, table-cloth, sheet”), alteration of Latin mappa (“a cloth, napkin, towel”). More at map, apron. Doublet of map, mop, and nappe.
noun napes
- A tablecloth.
nape³
- /neɪp/
Rhymes with -eɪp
Where it comes from
Short for napalm.
noun
- Napalm. RHAH: They got through Alpha Company! Anything behind you don't identify itself, blow it away. Two - air strike's coming in. They gonna lay snake and nape right on the perimeter so stay tight in your holes and don't leave 'em.
verb napes · naping · naped
- To bombard with napalm.
NAPE⁴
noun NAPEs
- Abbreviation of N-acyl-phosphatidylethanolamine
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: nucha, nuchal, scruff, scruff of the neck, withers
Translations
Every language
noun back part of the neck
| Español | nuca, cogote, colodrillo, tolano, cocote |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 목덜미 mokdeolmi |
| 日本語 | 項 unaji, 襟首 erikubi |
| 中文 | 項 /项 xiàng, 脖頸兒 /脖颈儿 bógěngr, 脖頸 /脖颈 bójǐng, 頸背 /颈背 jǐngbèi, 後頸 /后颈 hòujǐng |
| हिन्दी | गुद्दी guddī, मन्या manyā, क़फ़ा qafā |
| Kiswahili | kisogo |
| Português | nuca, cangote |
| Français | nuque |
| Deutsch | Nacken, Genick |
| Italiano | nuca, coppa |
| Ελληνικά | σβέρκος svérkos, αυχένας afchénas |
| Română | ceafă, grumaz, cerbice |
| Русский | заты́лок zatýlok, за́дняя часть ше́и zádnjaja častʹ šéi, загри́вок zagrívok |
| Tiếng Việt | gáy, ót |
| العربية | قَفًا qafan |
| עברית | עֹרֶף 'óref |
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title = {nape},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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