chinampa

English

Etymology

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

Noun

chinampa (plural chinampas)

1. (historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.

Anagrams

• Panchami, champian

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chināmpan, from chināmitl (“cane fence”) + -pan (“on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈnampa/ [t͡ʃiˈnãm.pa]
• Rhymes: -ampa
• Syllabification: chi‧nam‧pa

Noun

chinampa f (plural chinampas)

1. (Mexico) an artificial island used for farming
2. (Mexico, in the plural) the chinampa method of agriculture

   Synonym: sistema de chinampas

Derived terms

• chinampero

 

Further reading

• “chinampa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014