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noca.

brown crab (Cancer pagurus)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnɔkɐ]
  1. brown crab (Cancer pagurus)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic, but likely from a substrate language, as many fish and crustaceans names.

noun[ˈnɔkɐ]
  1. nape (back part of the neck)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).

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