milpan
Classical Nahuatl edit
Alternative forms edit
- milpa (obsolete spelling)
Etymology edit
From mīlli (“sown field”) + -pan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mīlpan (locative)
- (in) agricultural land; cultivated fields, the country.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Spanish: milpa
References edit
- Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 276