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nuque

/njuːk/ UK

Rhymes with -uːk

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

noun nuques

The nape of the neck. He had buried his mouth in Ada's nuque, when she stiffened and raised a warning finger.

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@misc{nuque_2026,
  title = {nuque},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nuque},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}