Definitions for milpa

milpa mil·pa

Spelling: [mil-puh]
IPA: /ˈmɪl pə/

Milpa is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 80 anagrams from letters in milpa (ailmp).

Definitions for milpa

noun

  1. (in certain tropical regions) a tract of land cleared from the jungle, usually by burning, farmed for a few seasons, and then abandoned.

Origin of milpa

1835-45, Americanism; Mexican Spanish Nahuatl mīlpan, equivalent to mīl(li) cultivated field + -pan locative suffix

Examples for milpa

In addition to one specimen taken along the road, another was taken from a fence post in a milpa on the same night.

It was discovered by an Indian, who had cut a piece of virgin bush with the object of making a milpa.

If the savages have extended their milpa clearings since our visit, the falling trees have probably spoiled these walls by now.

The agente rode with us in the morning quite a league upon our road, to a place which he was clearing for a milpa.

The first work undertaken by the twins was the clearing of a milpa or cornfield.

At Sanact are two buildings, which stand in a milpa, or cornfield.

milpa roza is, literally, field cleared of underbrush and ready for planting.

milpa: A word used in Central America for a small farm or clearing.

The mound was discovered by the Indians when cutting down virgin bush to make a milpa, or corn plantation.

Word Value for milpa
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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