zacate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Philippine Spanish zacate, from Mexican Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan *saka-t.
Noun[edit]
zacate (uncountable)
- Swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.
Chavacano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl.
Noun[edit]
zacate
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈkate/ [θaˈka.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /saˈkate/ [saˈka.t̪e]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: za‧ca‧te
Noun[edit]
zacate m (plural zacates)
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines, California, New Mexico, Texas) grass; forage
- (Mexico, colloquial) hay
- (Mexico, colloquial) scourer
- Synonym: estropajo
Derived terms[edit]
- cortador de zacate (“lawnmower”) (regional in Mexico)
- zacatal m
- zacate toboso
- zacatero m
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “zacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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