zacate
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, Lua error in Module:parameters at line 848: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., a grass cultivated for green forage.
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl.
Noun
zacate
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /θaˈkate/ [θaˈka.t̪e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /saˈkate/ [saˈka.t̪e]
Noun
zacate m (plural zacates)
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines, California, Texas) grass; forage
- (Mexico, colloquial) hay
- (Mexico, colloquial) scourer
- Synonym: estropajo
Derived terms
- zacatero m
- zacatal m
- cortador de zacate (“lawnmower”) (regional in Mexico)
Descendants
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Further reading
- “zacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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