mita

American  

[mee-tuh] / ˈmi tə /

noun

1. a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.

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Etymology

Origin of mita

First recorded in 1720–30; from South American Spanish, from Quechua mit'a literally, “turn, time”

Example Sentences

Regarding the future of Mayan Warrior, he aspires to expand genres — last year, Mita Gami and Meir Briskman played with an orchestra, and this year they experimented with an unnamed band — putting artists like Tame Impala, Khruangbin and Glass Beams on his lineup wish list.

From Los Angeles Times

Five of the 1992-93 shirt sponsors - Commodore, Fisons, ICI, Mita Copiers and Tulip Computers - have since gone out of business.

From BBC

Soon she is sampling the delights of Punta Mita and mingling with the community’s super-rich residents.

From Los Angeles Times

Oncologists Alain Mita at Cedars-Sinai and Maria Cabanillas at MD Anderson, who had collaborated previously on patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer, determined that Clough’s form of cancer warranted treatment with Keytruda, a drug that stimulates the immune system.

From Los Angeles Times

“Her cancer is, at this moment, undetectable and in remission. For anaplastic cancer that’s very unusual,” Dr. Mita told me.

From Los Angeles Times