Meaning of pescozo | Babel Free
pesˈkoθoDefinitions
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back of the neck; nape; scruff masculine
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neck masculine
Equivalents
Português
cangote
Svenska
nackskinnet
Examples
“Et o Cçide leuãtouse et tomou o leõ pelo pescoço, bẽ com̃o se fosse hũu alaao manso”
El Cid got up and took the lion by the scruff, as if he was a docile alaunt
“1390, José Luís Pensado Tomé (ed.), Os Miragres de Santiago. Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 4”
and he was wearing a twisted twig of oak around his neck
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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