milpan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms
  • milpa (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mīlli (“sown field”) +‎ -pan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmíːɬ.pan̥]

Noun

mīlpan (locative)

  1. (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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