chinampa

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chinampa

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From Spanish chinampa, from Classical Nahuatl chināmitl (“cane fence”).

noun chinampas

historical, in ancient Mesoamerica A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
Similar: floating garden

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@misc{chinampa_2026,
  title = {chinampa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chinampa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}