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milpa

[ˈmilpa]

Rhymes with il.pa

Where it comes from

Del náhuatl milpan, y esta del náhuatl -pan.

noun milpas

Central America, Mexico Campo de maíz. y que este testigo por mandado del dicho Francisco Ochoa fué á la milpa de un indio llamado Purabá á traer maíz é trajo un chiquivite de mazorca.
Similar: maizal

In English

milpa crop-growing system
cornfield a field of corn

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@misc{milpa_2026,
  title = {milpa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/milpa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}