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Meaning of pescozo | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
pesˈkoθo

Definitions

  1. back of the neck; nape; scruff
  2. neck

Equivalents

Български мърльо тил
Bosanski šija
English Nape neck Scruff
Français garrot
Hrvatski šija
Português cangote
Српски šija
Türkçe kibritçi
Українська карк

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.
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