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Cebuano
Etymology
From Philippine and Mexican Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan *saka-t. Doublet of sakati.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: sa‧ka‧te
- IPA(key): /saˈkate/
Noun
sakate
- swamp ricegrass (Leersia hexandra)
Japanese
Romanization
sakate
- Rōmaji transcription of さかて
Pali
Noun
sakate
- vocative singular of sakatā (“identity”)
Tagalog
Etymology
From Philippine and Mexican Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan *saka-t.
Pronunciation
Noun
sakate (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜆᜒ)
- a type of fodder grass
- Synonyms: kumpay, barit
- act of cutting fodder grass (with a scythe or sickle)
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “sakate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018