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PRONUNCIATION OF MILPA

milpa  [ˈmɪlpə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILPA

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Milpa is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MILPA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

milpa

Milpa

Milpa is a crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica. It has been most extensively described in the Yucatán peninsula area of Mexico. The word milpa is derived from the Nahuatl word phrase mil-pa "to the field". Though different interpretations are given to it, it usually refers to a field. Based on the ancient agricultural methods of Maya peoples and other Mesoamerican people, milpa agriculture produces maize, beans, and squash. The milpa cycle calls for 2 years of cultivation and eight years of letting the area lie fallow. Agronomists point out that the system is designed to create relatively large yields of food crops without the use of artificial pesticides or fertilizers, and they point out that while it is self-sustaining at current levels of consumption, there is a danger that at more intensive levels of cultivation the milpa system can become unsustainable. The word is also used for a small field, especially in Mexico or Central America, that is cleared from the jungle, cropped for a few seasons, and then abandoned for a fresh clearing.

Definition of milpa in the English dictionary

The definition of milpa in the dictionary is a form of subsistence agriculture in Mexico that involves cultivating the land for two years and then leaving it fallow for eight years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILPA


Atahualpa
ˌætəˈwɑːlpə
Bahawalpur
ˌbæhəˈwɒlpə
BALPA
ˈbælpə
calpa
ˈkælpə
catalpa
kəˈtælpə
gulper
ˈɡʌlpə
helper
ˈhɛlpə
kalpa
ˈkælpə
kelper
ˈkɛlpə
pulper
ˈpʌlpə
salpa
ˈsælpə
scalper
ˈskælpə
talpa
ˈtælpə
tulpa
ˈtʊlpə
yelper
ˈjɛlpə
Zilpah
ˈzɪlpə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILPA

millstone
millstream
milltail
millwheel
millwork
millwright
Milne
milneb
milo
milometer
milord
milquetoast
milreis
milsey
Milstein
milt
milter

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILPA

Arequipa
Capa
culpa
Europa
go back to the pa
grandpa
grappa
kappa
limpa
mea culpa
napa
pa
papa
pipa
spa
Tampa
tapa
Tegucigalpa
tepa
vespa

Synonyms and antonyms of milpa in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «milpa» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILPA

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Translator English - Chinese

米邦塔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

milpa
570 millions of speakers

English

milpa
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

milpa
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميلبا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Milpa
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

milharal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

milpa
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

milpa
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Milpa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

milpa
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

milpa
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

milpa
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Milpa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nương rẫy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

milpa
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिल्पा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

milpa
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Milpa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Milpa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Milpa
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Milpa
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

milpa
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

milpa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Milpa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Milpa
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of milpa

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILPA»

The term «milpa» is regularly used and occupies the 78.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILPA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about milpa

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILPA»

Discover the use of milpa in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to milpa and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carlos and the Cornfield/Carlos Y LA Milpa De Maiz
When he sees the results of not following his father's instructions on the proper way to plant corn, a young boy tries to make things right.
Jan Romero Stevens, 1999
2
Walking to La Milpa: living in Guatemala with armies, ...
Villatoro recounts the amazing story of a baby abandoned in a cornfield which he and his wife nursed back to health. When they track down the baby's family they discover that his mother had gone insane and had been taken away to an asylum.
Marcos McPeek Villatoro, 1996
3
Farmer Preferences for Milpa Diversity and Genetically ...
Choice Experiment Design In this study, utility function (1) is associated with the preferred milpa alternative, jC∈. The first step in choice experiment design is defining the milpa in terms of its attributes and the levels of these attributes.
Ekin Birol, Eric Rayn Villalba, and Melinda Smale
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Between the Market and the Milpa: Market Engagements, ...
... 4.6 Conclusion ............................................................................................121 5. PEASANT LIVELIHOOD STRATEGIES: THE COMPLEMENTARITY OF MARKET ACTIVITIES AND MILPA AGRICULTURE...........................................128 5.1 ...
S. Ryan Isakson, 2007
5
Natives, Europeans, and Africans in Sixteenth-Century ...
A milpa owned by Luis Dardón retained his name and came to be known as the milpa de Dardón.43 The same held true for the milpa de Luis de Alvarado and the milpa de Pedro González Nájera.44 Both Spaniards and natives referred to ...
Robinson A. Herrera, 2003
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Linking Social and Ecological Systems: Management Practices ...
Culture plays a very significant role in milpa management, and in turn milpa has affected culture. Researchers have often commented on the integral role milpa plays in Mesoamerican life. For example, Redfield and Villa Rojas (1934) noted for ...
Fikret Berkes, Carl Folke, Johan Colding, 2000
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The Nature of an Ancient Maya City: Resources, Interaction, ...
So, while I originally thought that Bedrock might be a Late Classic outlier of La Milpa, which is only a few kilometers south of the Dumbbell Bajo, this appears not to be the case. However, I would still not be surprised if Bedrock was a political ...
Thomas H. Guderjan, 2007
8
Frommer's Belize
Mul- tiday packages available. AE, MC, V. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; lounge; tour desk; laundry service; nonsmoking rooms. In room: No phone. 5 Going West: Río Bravo Conservation Area, La Milpa & Chan Chich TM The far western section  ...
Eliot Greenspan, 2007
9
Astronomers, Scribes, and Priests: Intellectual Interchange ...
PEMY and Carnegie domestic zone contexts with high percentages of rare pottery' Palmul and High Buff Polbox High Fine Orange Context Carnegie Milpa 11, Str. R-204 4.1% Carnegie Milpa 11, Str. R-103 2.4% PEMY Milpa 15, Str. S- 10c ...
Gabrielle Vail, Christine L. Hernández, 2010
10
Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An ...
Almost abandoned in the sixth and seventh centuries, La Milpa flourished dramatically in the period after A.D. 700 through 830: almost 70 percent of the ceramics found in the central precinct and 85 percent of those from the settlement date to ...
Susan Toby Evans, David L. Webster, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILPA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term milpa is used in the context of the following news items.
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Changing the World, One Heirloom Corn Tortilla at a Time
Open-pollinated and grown by a farmer named Armando in a milpa, or traditional Mexican checkerboard field, it's about as far from a ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Classic ancient Maya “collapse” not caused by overpopulation and …
Moreover, Ford points to the Milpa Cycle as being responsible for producing much of the visible fabric of the ancient Maya jungle 'backdrop', ... «Popular Archaeology, Jul 15»
3
On Cooking Southern: Sufferin' Succotash, Sylvester! Let's Mix It Up
That's why our Native American ancestors farmed in a “milpa” system, planting complementary plants such as corn, beans and squash together ... «HottyToddy.com, Jul 15»
4
Restaurant Monitor for June 23 to June 30
Elote La Milpa, 1005 S. Coulter Drive - 92. Evidence of insect contamination, cold hold temperature violation(s) (41 F/45 F). Infinity Food ... «Bryan-College Station Eagle, Jul 15»
5
For males of color, status is mixed
Tenoch Ortiz of MILPA, Building Health Communities and the Juvenile Justice Action Team may have defined the problems boys and men of ... «The Salinas Californian, Jun 15»
6
Tomato Milpa Pie from 'Eat Mexico'
To help round the dish out, I like throwing in squash and corn, two items traditionally found in the Mexican farming plot known as a milpa, an ... «Yahoo Food, Jun 15»
7
Bring Mexico City's Street Foods, Markets & Fondas into Your …
But she will whet your appetite with dishes such as Carrot Tacos, Chicken Enchiladas, Tomato Milpa Pie and an exciting, emerald-tinted ... «Yahoo Food, Jun 15»
8
The Chef Who Will Finally Give Denmark Authentic Tacos
My products are from a milpa,” but they may have never actually been to a milpa, know how it grows, or how to harvest it. But when a foreign ... «Munchies_ Food by VICE, Jun 15»
9
Mexico: López Obrador's Morena Takes Bite out of PRD's Capital …
The PRI/Green coalition won three municipalities (Cuajimalpa de Morelos, La Magdalena Contreras and Milpa Alta) while the PAN won two ... «InSerbia News, Jun 15»
10
Police beating/alleged excessive force-caught on camera
Said her brother is mentally ill and questioned why police hit him while he was on the ground. And concern from Milpa, an organization trying to ... «fox2now.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Milpa [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/milpa>. Apr 2024 ».
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