Definition of Milpa

1. a field that is cleared from a jungle for farming purposes [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milpa

millwright
millwrights
milnacipran
milneb
milnebs
milo
milo maize
milometer
milonga
milongas
milor
milord
milords
milors
milos
milpa (current term)
milpas
milphosis
milquetoast
milquetoasts
milquetoasty
milreis
milrinone
mils
milse
milsey
milseys
milted
miltefosine

Literary usage of Milpa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Forest Products, Livelihoods, and Conservation: Case Studies of Non-timber by Brian Murray Belcher, Koen Kusters, Terry C. H. Sutherland, Ousseynou NDoye (2004)
"La Modernización de la milpa en Yucatán: Utopia o Realidad. ... La milpa. Mérida, Yucatán: Publicaciones del Gobierno de Yucatán. ..."

2. Belize by Vivien Lougheed (2005)
"To go to La milpa, phone ahead to find out about the road conditions out that ... La milpa Research Station & Ruins La milpa Research Station, « 323-0011, ..."

3. Incidents of Travel in Yucatan by John Lloyd Stephens (1848)
"The mound stood on one side of the milpa, isolated, and of the building upon it, ... There was no view from the top; beyond the milpa all was forest, ..."

4. Architecture and Urbanization in Colonial Chiapas, Mexico by Sidney David Markman (1984)
"And it is interesting to note further, that milpa agriculture is still common in these small Indian towns. Most are vacant for the better part of the year ..."

5. Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and by Julian F. Gonsalves (2005)
"Green Manuring: A Contemporary System Based on Traditional Agriculture Slash and burn or milpa is perhaps one of the best examples of an ecological strategy ..."

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