scruff of the neck

scruff of the neck
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. el cogote
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
When my mother caught me smoking, she grabbed me by the scruff of the neck and dragged me down the hallway to my bedroom.Cuando mi madre me pilló fumando, me agarró por el cogote y me arrastró a lo largo del pasillo hasta mi dormitorio.
b. la nuca
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
The kitten meowed when the child picked him up by the scruff of the neck.El gatito maulló cuando el niño lo agarró por la nuca.
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