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nucha.

The spinal cord.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnjuːkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈn(j)ukə/General-American
  1. The spinal cord.

    obsolete
  2. 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 · rare
Where this word comes from

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

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