chinampa

[ chi-nam-puh ]

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

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The scent of flowers was intense in the morning, and there were still many beautiful chinampas and canals.
Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander | Lourdes Medrano/Undark | August 2, 2022 | Popular-Science
Zambrano’s initial research has gradually expanded to include exploring the mutually beneficial union of salamander and chinampa.
Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander | Lourdes Medrano/Undark | August 2, 2022 | Popular-Science
A chinampa was a floating island in the lake of Tezcuco, upon whose very bosom the imperial city was built.
Sketches of Aboriginal Life | V. V. Vide
The keeper of the chinampa was there with great bundles of flowers.
The Fair God | Lew Wallace
Viewed from a distance, the chinampa looked like an island of flowers.
The Fair God | Lew Wallace

Do you recollect the dream I told you the night on the chinampa?
The Fair God | Lew Wallace
Up in the northeastern part of the little sea lay a chinampa at anchor.
The Fair God | Lew Wallace

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