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pescuezo

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Chavacano

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Etymology

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Inherited from Spanish pescuezo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pesˈkweso/, [pesˈkwe.so]
  • Hyphenation: pes‧cue‧zo

Noun

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pescuezo

  1. neck

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pescuezo m (plural pescuezos)

  1. scruff of the neck
  2. neck (neck of animal)
    Synonym: cuello

Derived terms

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Further reading

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