sakate

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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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

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  • Hyphenation: sa‧ka‧te
  • IPA(key): /saˈkate/ [s̪ɐˈka.t̪e]

Noun

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sakate

  1. swamp ricegrass (Leersia hexandra)

Japanese

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Romanization

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sakate

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さかて

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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sakate

  1. vocative singular of sakatā (identity)

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Philippine and Mexican Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl (dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage), from Uto-Aztecan *saka-t.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sakate (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜆᜒ)

  1. a type of fodder grass
    Synonyms: kumpay, barit
  2. act of cutting fodder grass (with a scythe or sickle)

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • sakate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018