zacate

/zəˈkɑːteɪ/

Etymology

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

zacate means swamp ricegrass, Leersia hexandra, a grass cultivated for green forage. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.

zacate is pronounced /zəˈkɑːteɪ/.

noun

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