sakate

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

• Hyphenation: sa‧ka‧te
• IPA^(key): /saˈkate/ [s̪ɐˈka.t̪e]

sakate

1. swamp ricegrass (Leersia hexandra)

sakate

1. Rōmaji transcription of さかて

sakate

1. vocative singular of sakatā (“identity”)

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈkate/ [sɐˈxaː.t̪ɛ]
• Rhymes: -ate
• Syllabification: sa‧ka‧te

sakate (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃᜆᜒ)

1. a type of fodder grass

   Synonyms: kumpay, barit

2. act of cutting fodder grass (with a scythe or sickle)

• sakatero

• lagikway

• “sakate”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018