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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cocote (“occiput”).
Pronunciation
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
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