kukote

Tagalog

Alternative forms

kokote
kukute

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cocote (“occiput”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kuˈkote/, [kʊˈxo.tɛ]
Hyphenation: ku‧ko‧te

Noun

kukote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜆᜒ)

(anatomy) back of the skull or head; occiput
Synonyms: kaimutan, (Bataan) kutikuti
(slang) brain; mind; head
Nakaukit sa kukote ko.
Chiseled in my brain.

Walang laman ang kanyang kukote.
Her brain is empty.
coccyx
Synonyms: puil, tulatod, kuyukot

See also

kugote

Further reading

“kukote” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
“kukote”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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