chinampa
[ chi-nam-puh ]
/ tʃɪˈnæm pə /
noun
(in Mesoamerica) a long and narrow floating field on a shallow lake bed, artificially built up by layering soil, sediment, and decaying vegetation and used, especially by the Aztecs, to grow crops.
Origin of chinampa
1830–40; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl <
chinamitl area enclosed by canes +
pa on
Words nearby chinampa
china, china,
chinaberry,
chinagraph,
chinaman,
chinaman's chance,
chinampa,
chinan,
chinandega,
chinatown,
chinaware,
chinbeak