cou

Meaning

neck

Concepts

neck

throat

butchery cut

cervix

collar

col

nape

front of neck

lapel

neckband

back

agreement

voice

nucha

scruff

gap

boarder

lodger

roomer

collum

skull

bob

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ku/

Etymology

From Latin collum. Doublet of col. Cognate with Italian collo, Galician and Portuguese colo, Spanish cuello.

Sentences

Il s'était fait tatouer son numéro de licence nucléaire sur le cou .

He had his nuclear license number tattooed on his neck.

Il demande alors conseil à son oncle Gary, endetté jusqu'au cou .

He then sought advice from his uncle Gary, who was up to his neck in debt.