zacate

/zəˈkɑːteɪ/

zacate

English Noun

Definition

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

Etymology

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