cogote

Spanish

Etymology

From cocote, from coca (“head”), now obsolete.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koˈɡote/, [koˈɣot̪e]

Noun

cogote m (plural cogotes)

nape (of the neck)
Synonym: nuca

Derived terms

acogotar

Further reading

“cogote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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