Nuque (nook) is the back of the neck.
The word that refers to the back of the neck, which you are much familiar with, is nape. And in fact, nuque originated from a French word nucha which means nape although its earliest origin is of Arabic nukha, meaning "spinal marrow".
The word that refers to the back of the neck, which you are much familiar with, is nape. And in fact, nuque originated from a French word nucha which means nape although its earliest origin is of Arabic nukha, meaning "spinal marrow".
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