pescuezo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pescueço, with the first part deriving from the Latin prefix post and the second from an earlier coço.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /pesˈkweθo/ [pesˈkwe.θo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pesˈkweso/ [pesˈkwe.so]
(Spain) Rhymes: -eθo
(Latin America) Rhymes: -eso
Syllabification: pes‧cue‧zo

Noun

pescuezo m (plural pescuezos)

scruff of the neck
neck (neck of animal)
Synonym: cuello

Derived terms

pescocear
pescozada
pescozón
pescozudo
pescuecear
pescuecero
pescuezudo

Further reading

“pescuezo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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