zacate

/zəˈkɑːteɪ/ · noun

Meaning

Swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.

Etymology / origin

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

-(azc)→
zacatl(Classical Nahuatl)→
zacate(es-MX)→
zacate(es-PH)→
zacate (English)
Relations: bor, der, der, der

Related words

zacate(es-PH)zacate(es-MX)zacatl(Classical Nahuatl)-(azc)

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