zacate

The story

1. Classical Nahuatl · derived fromzacatl“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”
2. Mexican Spanish · derived fromzacate
3. Philippine Spanish · borrowed fromzacate
4. English todayzacate

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