kukote
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish cocote (“occiput”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kukote (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜃᜓᜆᜒ)
- (anatomy) back of the skull or head; occiput
- (slang) brain; mind; head
- Nakaukit sa kukote ko.
- Chiseled in my brain.
- Walang laman ang kanyang kukote.
- Her brain is empty.
- coccyx
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “kukote” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kukote”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018