kukote
Tagalog
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish cocote (“occiput”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈkote/ [kʊˈxoː.t̪ɛ]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: ku‧ko‧te
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
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