zacate

Meaning

Noun

  • swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra (species), a grass cultivated for green forage.

Origin

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

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