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Dictionary: nape   (nāp, năp) pronunciation
 
n.

The back of the neck.

[Middle English.]


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The back of the neck. Called also nucha.

 
Word Tutor: nape
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Back of the neck.

pronunciation They found the red swelling where the spider had bit her on the nape of her neck.

Tutor's tip: The woodpecker's "knap" ( sharp rap or strike) nipped my "nap" (short sleep) just as spray from the "nappe" (water overflow of a dam) hit my "nape" (back part of the neck).

 
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Look up nape in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Nape
A nape piercing.

The nape is the back of the neck. In many mammals, the nape is the site of the scruff, a loose, non-sensitive area of skin by which the mother can carry her young, holding the scruff between her teeth. The nape is sometimes a target of body piercing.

The adjective form corresponding to the word "nape" is "nuchal".

In traditional Japanese culture, the nape (known in the Japanese language as unaji ) was one of the few areas of the body (other than face and hands) left uncovered by women's attire. The nape of a woman's neck held a strong attraction for many Japanese men (see Geisha makeup).

References

  • Womansword: What Japanese Words Say about Women, by Kittredge Cherry (ISBN 4-7700-1655-7).

 
Translations: Nape
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
nek

Français (French)
n. - nuque

Deutsch (German)
n. - Genick, Nacken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αυχένας, τράχηλος, σβέρκος

Italiano (Italian)
nuca

Português (Portuguese)
n. - nuca (f)

Русский (Russian)
затылок

Español (Spanish)
n. - cogote, nuca

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nacke

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
项, 颈背

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 項, 頸背

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 목덜미

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 首筋, うなじ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مؤخرة العنق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחורי הצוואר, עורף, מפרקת‬


 
 

 

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