milpa
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
milpa (countable and uncountable, plural milpas)
- (agriculture, uncountable) A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
- (agriculture, countable) A small field, especially in Mexico or Central America, that is cleared from the jungle, cropped for a few seasons, and then abandoned for a fresh clearing.
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Classical Nahuatl mīlpan, from mīlli "cultivated land" + the locative pan "in; on".
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
milpa f (plural milpas)
Warlpiri[edit]
Noun[edit]
milpa
See also[edit]
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Spanish
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Agriculture
- Spanish terms derived from Classical Nahuatl
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- es:Agriculture
- Warlpiri lemmas
- Warlpiri nouns
