gnucca
Italian
Etymology
Variant of nuca (“nape”), from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʿ, “bone marrow”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲuk.ka/
- 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