gnucca

== Italian == === Etymology === Variant of nuca (“nape”), from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ, “bone marrow”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): */ˈɲuk.ka/ Rhymes: -ukka Hyphenation: gnùc‧ca === Noun === gnucca f (plural gnucche) (northern Italy, informal) head Synonyms: crapa, zucca, (standard) capo, testa ==== Derived terms ==== gnucco === Adjective === gnucca feminine singular of gnucco