walipini

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From a term in an Aymaran language for "place of warmth".

Noun[edit]

walipini (plural walipinis)

  1. An earth-sheltered cold frame.
    • 2018 June 14, Inma Gil Rosendo, “Farming underground in a fight against climate change”, in BBC News[1]:
      Compared to conventional greenhouses, Walipinis are considerably cheaper and more effective for this part of the world.