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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnuque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: nuk
"Il a attrapé le chat par la nuque."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The back of a person's or animal's neck.
"The mother cat carried her kitten by the scruff of its neck." - 2
An untidy, disheveled person.
"He looked like a bit of a scruff in his old worn-out clothes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 18th century, likely as a variant of scuff or scuft, meaning the nape of the neck. It may be related to Old Norse skuft, meaning a tuft of hair or mane, evolving to describe both the back of a neck and an untidy appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scruff" is said worldwide
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nuque
Transliteration: nuk
"Il a attrapé le chat par la nuque."
Nacken
Transliteration: nakən
"Er packte den Hund im Nacken."
collottola
Transliteration: kolˈlɔttola
"Prese il gatto per la collottola."
pescuezo
Transliteration: pesˈkweðo
"Lo agarró por el pescuezo."
nuca
Transliteration: ˈnukɐ
"Ele pegou o gato pela nuca."
गर्दन की पीछे का हिस्सा
Transliteration: gardan ki piche ka hissa
"उसने बिल्ली को उसकी गर्दन के पीछे से पकड़ा।"
颈背
Transliteration: jǐng bèi
"他抓住了猫的颈背。"
목덜미
Transliteration: mokdeolmi
"그는 고양이의 목덜미를 잡았다."
首根っこ
Transliteration: kunebukko
"彼は猫の首根っこをつかんだ。"
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