zacate

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/zəˈkɑːteɪ/

noun

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

OriginPhilippine Spanish zacate ← Mexican Spanish zacate ← Classical Nahuatl zacatl →
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Meanings

nounzacate (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSwamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlzacatl“dry weeds or grass; fodder, forage”
  2. Mexican Spanishzacate
  3. Philippine Spanishzacate
  4. Englishzacate

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

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APA

zacate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zacate

MLA

“zacate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zacate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zacate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zacate.

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