Masculine

pescuezo

Meaning

  1. (masculine) scruff of the neck
  2. (masculine) neck (neck of animal)

Frequency

25k
Hyphenated as
pes‧cue‧zo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pesˈkweθo/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish pescueço, with the first part deriving from the Latin prefix post and the second from an earlier coço; compare Galician pescozo and Portuguese pescoço.

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