zacatl (1) Principal English Translation: grasses, such as hay, used for fodder for animals (loaned to Spanish as zacate) (Cline 1986) dry grass, hay, straw, weeds, zacate (Lockhart 2001) zacate (from náhuatl zacatl.) m. (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Philippines, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua) : Herb, pasture, forage (2) the name zacate is a derivative of Nahuatl zacatl, denoting certain grasses, especially a short pasture-grass (Watson … Continue reading Unknown Porophyllum : Zacapapaloquilitl.