cocemos

Cocemos is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb cocer, meaning we cook or we boil. It appears in sentences where the speaker and others perform the action of cooking.

Cocer is an irregular verb in the present tense. Other forms include yo cuezo, tú cueces, él cuece, nosotros cocemos, vosotros cocéis, ellos cuecen. The form cocemos combines the standard -emos ending of -er verbs with a stem that changes in other persons (cue- vs coc- in different forms), reflecting the verb’s irregular pattern.

In use, cocemos indicates that a group is applying heat to food as part of the cooking process. Depending on the context, it can mean boiling, simmering, steaming, or baking. In everyday language, cocinar is often used for general cooking, while cocer is more specifically tied to the process of cooking by heat in recipes or instructions.

Etymology: cocer derives from Latin coquere, related to cuire in French and cuocere in Italian, all meaning to cook. The verb has cognates across Romance languages, illustrating a common origin for the act of applying heat to food.

See also: cocer in the broader sense of cooking, and the related verb cocinar, which covers the general act of preparing food by heating.