milpan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

milpa (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mīlli (“sown field”) +‎ -pan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈmíːɬ.pan̥]

Noun

mīlpan (locative)

(in) agricultural land; cultivated fields, the country.

Derived terms

Descendants

Spanish: milpa

References

Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 276

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