cogote

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈɡote/ [koˈɣ̞o.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: co‧go‧te

Noun

cogote m (plural cogotes)

1. nape (of the neck)

   Synonym: nuca

Derived terms

• acogotar
• cogotear

Further reading

• “cogote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025