nape

The back part of a person's or animal's neck.

• 🇩🇪Hinterer Teil des Halses bei Menschen oder Tieren.

1. Back of the neck B1 formal

   The back part of the neck, where the neck meets the skull.

   • She felt a gentle breeze on the nape of her neck.
   • He kissed her softly on the nape.
   • The sunburn on his nape was painful.

   🇩🇪Nacken

   Synonyme: nuchascruff

• napes plural form
• napes' possessive plural form
• nape's possessive singular form