# nucha

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnjuːkə/

## Definitions
1. The spinal cord.
2. The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

## Etymology
From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nucha