cerviz

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cervīcem. Doublet of cérvix and cérvice.

Noun

cerviz f (plural cervizes)

(figurative) pride and honour
(archaic) the neck or nape
Synonyms: (neck) pescoço, (nape) nuca

Derived terms

dura cerviz
endurecer a cerviz
curvar a cerviz

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish ceruiz, from Latin cervīx, cervīcem, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“head”) and *weyk- (“to bend”). Doublet of cérvix.

Noun

cerviz f (plural cervices)

(anatomy) cervix (neck)

Related terms

cervical
descervigar

See also

pescuezo

Further reading

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

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