milpa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish milpa

Noun

milpa (countable and uncountable, plural milpas)

  1. (agriculture, uncountable) A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
  2. (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.

Anagrams

Spanish

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl mīlpan, from mīlli "cultivated land" + the locative pan "in; on".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmilpa/

Noun

milpa f (plural milpas)

  1. cornfield

Warlpiri

Noun

milpa

  1. eye

See also

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