# transhumance

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹænzˈhjuːməns/

## Definitions
1. The seasonal movement of people, with their cattle or other grazing animals, to new pastures which may be quite distant.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French transhumance, ultimately from Latin trāns (“across, beyond”) + humus (“ground”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/transhumance