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Noun [Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl]

Etymology: Cognate to Classical Nahuatl mīlpan Etymology templates: {{cog|nci|mīlpan}} Classical Nahuatl mīlpan Head templates: {{head|nhe|noun}} milpa
  1. cornfield.

Noun [English]

Forms: milpas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish milpa, from Classical Nahuatl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|milpa}} Spanish milpa, {{der|en|nci|-}} Classical Nahuatl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} milpa (countable and uncountable, plural milpas)
  1. (agriculture, uncountable) A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture Translations (crop-growing system): milpa (Finnish), milpa [feminine] (French), Milpa [feminine] (German), milpa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-milpa-en-noun-limdFtbg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 35 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'crop-growing system': 97 3
  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. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-milpa-en-noun-MR8TImSL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 54 46 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

Noun [Spanish]

IPA: /ˈmilpa/, [ˈmil.pa] Forms: milpas [plural]
Rhymes: -ilpa Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mīlpan, from mīlli (“cultivated land”) + the locative pan (“in; on”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|nci|mīlpan}} Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl mīlpan Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} milpa f (plural milpas)
  1. (Central America) cornfield Tags: Central-America, feminine Categories (topical): Agriculture

Noun [Warlpiri]

Head templates: {{head|wbp|nouns}} milpa
  1. eye Related terms: milpa-ngapa
    Sense id: en-milpa-wbp-noun-R8IVtfcO Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Warlpiri entries with incorrect language header

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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "milpa"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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