English Explanatory Dictionary

milpa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
  2. 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.

Word forms

milpa milpas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish milpa, from Classical Nahuatl.

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