milpa
noun
milpa is spelled M-I-L-P-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, milpa means “A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of milpa is milpas.
How many letters and syllables are in milpa?
| Letters | 5: M-I-L-P-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is milpa?
Milpa appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of milpa
- milpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does milpa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cyclical crop-growing system used throughout Mesoamerica.
- 2
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Milpa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crop-growing system:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | milpa |
| German | Milpa |
| Spanish | milpa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does milpa come from?
Borrowed from Spanish milpa, from Classical Nahuatl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).