milpan

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• milpa (obsolete spelling)

Etymology

From mīlli (“sown field”) +‎ -pan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmíːɬ.pan̥]

Noun

mīlpan (locative)

1. (in) agricultural land; cultivated fields, the country.

Derived terms

• melon mīlpan
• mīlpanēcatl

Descendants

• Spanish: milpa

References

• Rémi Siméon (1885) Diccionario de la lengua náhuatl o mexicana, Siglo Veintiuno Editores, page 276