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.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed 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]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -ate
- Syllabification: za‧ca‧te
Noun
zacate m (plural zacates)
- (Mexico, Central America, Philippines, California, New Mexico, Texas) grass; forage
- (Mexico, colloquial) hay
- (Mexico, colloquial) scourer
- Synonym: estropajo
Derived terms
- cortador de zacate (“lawnmower”) (regional in Mexico)
- zacatal m
- zacate toboso
- zacatero m
Related terms
Further reading
- “zacate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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