Old Spanish

Noun

cuello m (plural cuellos)

1. neck
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5r. a.

     Corrio eſau aencuẽtro de ſo ermano. E abraçol & echo ſobre ſo cuello el braço.

     Esau ran to meet with his brother, then he hugged him and put his arm over his neck.

   • Idem, f. 61r. a.

     Eſtas palabras hyua diziendo por la uilla de ih̃r̃l̃m e yua cõ la cadena enel cuello

     He said these words throughout the city of Jerusalem while walking with the chain around his neck

Descendants

• Spanish: cuello

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish cuello, from Latin collum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.ʎo/, /ˈkwe.ʝo/

Noun

cuello m ‎(plural cuellos)

1. neck
2. collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)

Derived terms

• alzacuellos m
• a voz en cuello

See also

• cogote