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corcoll

Pronunciation: [kurˈkuʎ]

“corcoll” is a Catalan word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. worm, larva
  2. nape of the neck
  3. stem (of a spinning top)

In Catalan

  1. capoll
  2. corc
  3. clatell, nuca

Etymology

Inherited from Latin curculiō (“weevil”). The connection to "back of the neck" is obscure and this may represent a different root entirely.

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