kukote

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cocote (“occiput”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈkote/ [kʊˈxoː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ote
  • Syllabification: ku‧ko‧te

Noun

kukote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜆᜒ)

  1. (anatomy) back of the skull or head; occiput
    Synonyms: kaimutan, (Bataan) kutikuti
  2. (slang) brain; mind; head
    Nakaukit sa kukote ko.
    Chiseled in my brain.
    Walang laman ang kanyang kukote.
    Her brain is empty.
  3. coccyx
    Synonyms: puil, tulatod, kuyukot

See also

  • kugote

Further reading

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