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The French word

la nuque

means
nape of the neck (f)
Examples:
Il a la nuque brisée.
His neck is broken.
Retire ta main de ma nuque.
Take your hand off my neck.
J'ai une mauvaise raideur de la nuque.
I have a bad stiff neck.
Tom a acheté un coussin pour la nuque.
Tom bought a neck pillow.
Voudriez-vous que je vous rase la nuque ?
Would you like me to shave the back of your neck? | Would you like me to shave the nape of your neck?
Elle me toucha légèrement la nuque du bout des doigts et cela me fit frissonner.
She touched me lightly on the nape of the neck with the tips of her fingers and it made me shudder.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org