English

Noun

nuque ‎(plural nuques)

1. The nape of the neck.
   • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 158:

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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from mediaeval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع ‎(nuḵāʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nyk/

Noun

nuque f ‎(plural nuques)

1. nape, back of the neck

Anagrams

• qu'une