noun, feminine/nyk/plural: nuques
nape, back of the neck
Inherited from Middle French nuque, nuche, borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).
/nyk/
nape, back of the neck
Inherited from Middle French nuque, nuche, borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).