milpa

[ mil-puh ]

/ ˈmɪl pə /

noun

(in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.

Origin of milpa

1835–45, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl mīlpan, equivalent to mīl(li) cultivated field + -pan locative suffix

Words nearby milpa

milord, Mílos, Milosevic, Milosevic, Slobodan, Milosz, milpa, milphosis, Milpitas, milquetoast, M.I.L.R., milreis

Example sentences from the Web for milpa

The agente rode with us in the morning quite a league upon our road, to a place which he was clearing for a milpa.
In Indian Mexico (1908)|Frederick Starr
Milpa: A word used in Central America for a small farm or clearing.
Inca Land|Hiram Bingham
In addition to one specimen taken along the road, another was taken from a fence post in a milpa on the same night.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
The first work undertaken by the twins was the clearing of a milpa or cornfield.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5|Hubert Howe Bancroft

It was discovered by an Indian, who had cut a piece of virgin bush with the object of making a milpa.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras|Thomas William Francis Gann

单词	milpa
释义	milpa [ mil-puh ] / ˈmɪl pə / noun (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned. Origin of milpa 1835–45, Americanism;<Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl mīlpan, equivalent to mīl(li) cultivated field + -pan locative suffix Words nearby milpa milord, Mílos, Milosevic, Milosevic, Slobodan, Milosz, milpa, milphosis, Milpitas, milquetoast, M.I.L.R., milreis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milpa The agente rode with us in the morning quite a league upon our road, to a place which he was clearing for a milpa. In Indian Mexico (1908)\|Frederick Starr Milpa: A word used in Central America for a small farm or clearing. Inca Land\|Hiram Bingham In addition to one specimen taken along the road, another was taken from a fence post in a milpa on the same night. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula\|Erwin E. Klaas The first work undertaken by the twins was the clearing of a milpa or cornfield. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5\|Hubert Howe Bancroft It was discovered by an Indian, who had cut a piece of virgin bush with the object of making a milpa. The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras\|Thomas William Francis Gann
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