ceafă

Romanian

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly a substratum word. However, the relation to Turkish kafa (“head”) is evident, and the more likely etymology. Compare also Albanian qafë (“nape”)[1].

Noun

ceafă f (plural cefe)

  1. nape (of the neck)

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