nucha
2 synonyms for nucha, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The main bundle of nerves that runs down inside the spine.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Comes from Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), which was borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). It is a doublet of nuque.
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