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zacate

/zəˈkɑːteɪ/

zacate noun: swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.

Noun

zacate (uncountable)

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

Origin of zacate

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

Questions about zacate

What does zacate mean?
Zacate means swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage.
What part of speech is zacate?
Zacate is a noun.
How do you pronounce zacate?
Zacate is pronounced /zəˈkɑːteɪ/.

Words near zacate in the dictionary

  1. zabumbas
  2. zabuton
  3. zabutons
  4. zabuyelite
  5. zac
  6. zacate
  7. Zacatec
  8. Zacateca
  9. Zacatecas
  10. Zacateco
  11. Zacatecoluca

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