Ocote is one of the names given to the Pinus montezuma, in the family Pinaceae. In Nahuatl Ocotl means tea from pine, which was used in ceremonies taking advantage of the resin.
In quechua, ocoti is year, ass. Actually used to name the rectum of an animal, the final portion of the intestine. In nahuatl ocotl is a tea, which gave name to a conifer with a resin that burns easily. In both cases were castellanizó as " ocote ".