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nucha

/ˈn(j)ukə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nu-cha
IPA
/ˈn(j)ukə/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The spinal cord.

Obsolete

noun

The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

Dated

Etymology

From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈn(j)ukə/
  • British English: /ˈnjuːkə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nuchae (plural) nuke (alternative)

Derived Forms

nuchal

Phrases

nuchal ligament

Synonyms

nape scruff

Questions

How do you pronounce nucha?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈn(j)ukə/.
What does nucha mean?
The spinal cord.
Where does nucha come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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