"slash and burn" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} slash and burn (not comparable)
  1. Rough, coarse and lacking finesse, performed with little skill. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Fire Translations (rough): suoraviivainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-slash_and_burn-en-adj-OTtNw2Me Disambiguation of Fire: 44 33 23 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 36 44 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 40 20 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 44 33 23

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} slash and burn (uncountable)
  1. A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Agriculture Related terms: burn-beat, crash and burn Translations (technique): القطع والحرق (Arabic), gounidigezh war zevadur [feminine] (Breton), 焚林开垦 (Chinese Mandarin), 刀耕火種 (Chinese Mandarin), 刀耕火种 (dāogēnghuǒzhòng) (Chinese Mandarin), žďáření [neuter] (Czech), svedjebrug [neuter] (Danish), brandlandbouw [masculine] (Dutch), hakken en branden [neuter] (Dutch), ale (Estonian), alepõllundus (Estonian), kaskiviljely (Finnish), kaskeaminen (Finnish), brûlis [masculine] (French), culture sur brûlis [feminine] (French), roza [feminine] (Galician), estivada [feminine] (Galician), queima [feminine] (Galician), Brandrodung [feminine] (German), Schwenden [neuter] (German), debbio [masculine] (Italian), addebbiatura [feminine] (Italian), 焼畑農業 (Japanese), 화전농업 (hwajeonnong'eop) (Korean), lydiminė žemdirbystė (Lithuanian), bråtebruk (Norwegian Nynorsk), gospodarka żarowa [feminine] (Polish), system ogniowy [inanimate, masculine] (Polish), coivara [feminine] (Portuguese), подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие (podséčno-ognevóje zemledélije) [neuter] (Russian), posijeci i spali (Serbo-Croatian), roza y quema [feminine] (Spanish), artigaje [masculine] (Spanish), svedjebruk [neuter] (Swedish), torri a llosgi (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-slash_and_burn-en-noun-8O-eWGfC Disambiguation of Agriculture: 36 45 19 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 36 44 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 40 20

Verb

Forms: slashes and burns [present, singular, third-person], slashing and burning [participle, present], slashed and burned [participle, past], slashed and burned [past], slashed and burnt [participle, past], slashed and burnt [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|slash<> and burn<,,:burnt>}} slash and burn (third-person singular simple present slashes and burns, present participle slashing and burning, simple past and past participle slashed and burned or slashed and burnt)
  1. To apply the slash and burn technique. Synonyms: slash-and-burn Translations (to apply the technique): kasketa (Finnish), cachar (Galician), rozar (Galician)
    Sense id: en-slash_and_burn-en-verb-G-rq6Wj7 Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 36 44 19 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 37 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 40 20

Alternative forms

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brûlis"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "culture sur brûlis"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "roza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "estivada"
    },
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "queima"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Brandrodung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Schwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "debbio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "addebbiatura"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "焼畑農業"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hwajeonnong'eop",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "화전농업"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "lydiminė žemdirbystė"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "bråtebruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gospodarka żarowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "inanimate",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "system ogniowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "coivara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podséčno-ognevóje zemledélije",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "подсе́чно-огнево́е земледе́лие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "posijeci i spali"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "roza y quema"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artigaje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "technique",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "svedjebruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "technique",
      "word": "torri a llosgi"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "slash and burn"
  ],
  "word": "slash and burn"
}

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      "form": "slashing and burning",
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      "form": "slashed and burned",
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      "form": "slashed and burned",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "slashed and burnt",
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          "text": "We'll slash and burn this week and plant next."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to apply the technique",
      "word": "kasketa"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to apply the technique",
      "word": "cachar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to apply the technique",
      "word": "rozar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "slash and burn"
}

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