Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nook, nyook]
- /nuk, nyuk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nook, nyook]
- /nuk, nyuk/
Definition of nuque word
- noun nuque the back of the neck. 1
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Origin of nuque
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
From French, dating back to 1570-80; See origin at nucha
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Nuque
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nuque popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.