ejido

American  

[e-hee-thaw] / ɛˈhi ðɔ /

noun

plural

ejidos

1. a Mexican farm communally owned and operated by the inhabitants of a village on an individual or cooperative basis.

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Etymology

Origin of ejido

1885–90; < Mexican Spanish; Spanish: common fields (immediately outside a village) < Latin exitus exit ¹

Example Sentences

“Back in 1998, the inhabitants of Crescencio Morales decided to set fire to the monarch butterfly colonies, in order to log the land,” recalls Erasmo Álvarez Castillo, the leader of the communal, or ejido, farmers in the village.

From Seattle Times

They were found Tuesday in a wooden shack, guarded by a man who was arrested, in the rural Ejido Tecolote area east of Matamoros on the way to part of the Gulf called “Bagdad Beach,” according to the state’s chief prosecutor, Irving Barrios.

From Seattle Times

They were found Tuesday in a wooden shack, guarded by a man who was arrested, in a rural area east of Matamoros called Ejido Tecolote on the way to the Gulf called “Bagdad Beach,” according to the state’s chief prosecutor, Irving Barrios.

From Seattle Times

The U.S. citizens were found in a rural area east of Matamoros called Ejido Longoreño, on the way to the local beach known as Playa Bagdad, according to a state official who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the case.

From Los Angeles Times

The U.S. citizens were found in a rural area east of Matamoros called Ejido Longoreño on the way to the local beach known as Playa Baghdad, according to a state authority who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the case.

From Washington Times