cueces

Cueces is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb cocer, meaning to cook food with heat, typically by boiling, simmering, steaming, or baking. It is used when addressing someone informal (tú).

In usage, cueces is common in culinary contexts and everyday speech. For example: “Tú cueces las verduras durante ocho minutos,” or a question such as “¿Cuánto tiempo cueces el arroz?” It expresses an ongoing or general action of cooking something.

Conjugation notes: cocer is an irregular verb in the present tense. The standard set of forms includes: yo cuezo, tú cueces, él cuece, nosotros cocemos, vosotros cocéis, ellos cuecen. The form cueces specifically targets the second-person singular. Regional pronunciation may vary: in many dialects the "c" before "e" is pronounced as /s/ or /θ/ depending on the locale.

Etymology and related forms: cocer derives from Latin coquere, meaning to cook. It is cognate with French cuire, Italian cuocere, and Portuguese cozer. Other common cooking verbs in Spanish include hervir (to boil), asar (to roast or grill), and cocer is often used more broadly to denote cooking with heat, not exclusively boiling.

See also: cocer entry, as well as related cooking verbs and general Spanish irregular verbs. The term cueces appears exclusively as a verb form and not as a standalone noun.