chinampa
Spanish
noun
Definitions
- (Mexico) Each of the artificial islands employed in the chinampa method of agriculture. Such islands were often built on wooden rafts during the pre-Columbian era.
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl chināmpan.
Origin
Classical Nahuatl
chināmpan
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chinampa English
- chinampero Spanish, Castilian
- chinancalli Classical Nahuatl
- chināmitl Classical Nahuatl
- chināmpan Classical Nahuatl