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, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish zacate, from Classical Nahuatl zacatl.
Noun
zacate
- grass
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) /saˈkate/ [saˈka.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: za‧ca‧te
Noun
zacate m (plural zacates)
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines, California, Texas) grass; forage
- Synonyms: pasto, césped, grama
- (Mexico, colloquial) hay
- Synonyms: paja, heno
- (Mexico, colloquial) scourer
- Synonym: estropajo
Derived terms
- zacatero m
- zacatal m
- cortador de zacate (“lawnmower”) (regional in Mexico)
Related terms
- Zacatecas
- zacatecano
- zacatuche
Descendants
- Chavacano: zacate
- → Cebuano: sakate
Further reading
- “zacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Anagrams
- azteca