nuca

== Ainu == === Etymology === Borrowed from a language of the Sakhalin Island, in turn most likely from Solon lōča (“Russian”, noun), possibly from Russian ловцы́ (lovcý, “fishermen, hunters”) or ло́вчий (lóvčij, “huntsman”). Compare Orok луча (luča), Nivkh нуча (nuț’a). See also Daur luaaq, Manchu ᠯᠣᠴᠠ (loca), Yakut нуучча (nuučča), Nanai лоча (loca), Evenki лӯча (lūça), Even ню̄чи (ņūci), etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nú.t͡ʃa/ === Noun === nuca (Kana spelling ヌチャ) Russian (native or inhabitant of Russia) === Proper noun === nuca • (nuca) Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia) Russian (language) ==== Synonyms ==== (Russia): ヌチャ モシㇼ (nuca mosir), ヌチャ モシㇽ (nuca mosir) (the Russian language): ヌチャ イタㇰ (nuca itak) === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈnu.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈnu.ka] === Noun === nuca f (plural nuques) nape, back of the neck === Further reading === “nuca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “nuca”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “nuca” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “nuca”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Italian == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnu.ka/ Rhymes: -uka Hyphenation: nù‧ca === Noun === nuca f (plural nuche) (anatomy) nape, back of the neck === Anagrams === Canu, cuna == Piedmontese == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnyka/ === Noun === nuca f (plural nuche) nape == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ukɐ Hyphenation: nu‧ca === Noun === nuca f (plural nucas) nape (back part of the neck) ==== Derived terms ==== nucal === References === === Further reading === “nuca”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnuka/ [ˈnu.ka] Rhymes: -uka Syllabification: nu‧ca === Noun === nuca f (plural nucas) (anatomy) nape (back of the neck) Synonym: cogote === Further reading === “nuca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025