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:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., a grass cultivated for green forage.
Spanish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Classical Nahuatl zacatl (“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”), from Uto-Aztecan *saka-t.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "non-Castilian" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /sa.ˈka.te/
- See also: sácate
Noun
zacate m (plural zacates)
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines, California, Texas) grass; forage
- (Mexico, colloquial) hay
- (Mexico, colloquial) scourer
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