What does nuca in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word nuca in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nuca in Portuguese.

The word nuca in Portuguese means back of the neck, nuca, nuca, cerviz, nuca, ligamento da nuca, corte de cabelo curto na nuca. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nuca

back of the neck

substantivo feminino (região de trás da cabeça)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nuca

noun (back: of the neck) (parte detrás do pescoço)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
My wife has a beautiful birthmark at the nape of her neck.

nuca

noun (back of animal's neck)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Mother cats carry their kittens by the scruff.

cerviz, nuca

noun (medicine: neck) (medicina: pescoço)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
The patient has been complaining of stiffness and pain in the cervix.

ligamento da nuca

noun (ligament in cattle) (boi)

corte de cabelo curto na nuca

adjective (dated (hair: close-cropped)

The girl had shingled hair.

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