milpa
Spanish, noun/ˈmilpa/
milpa is spelled M-I-L-P-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 53,393rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Milpa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “cornfield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Campo de maíz”.
What does milpa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecornfield
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Campo de maíz.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of milpa
- milpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce milpa?
- /ˈmilpa/
- [ˈmil.pa]
- [ˈmilpa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to milpa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is milpa in Spanish?
milpa appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).