kukote

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• kokote
• kukute

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cocote (“occiput”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈkote/ [kʊˈxo.tɛ]
• 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

• “kukote” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kukote”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018