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English
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish zacate, from Mexican Spanish, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan *saka-t.
Noun
zacate (uncountable)
- Swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.
Chavacano
Etymology
Inherited from Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saˈkate/,
- Hyphenation: za‧ca‧te
Noun
zacate
- grass
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈkate/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saˈkate/
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: za‧ca‧te
Noun
zacate m (plural zacates)
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines, California, New Mexico, Texas) grass; forage
- Synonyms: pasto, césped, grama
- (Mexico, colloquial) hay
- Synonyms: paja, heno
- (Mexico, colloquial) scourer
- Synonym: estropajo
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