The story
- Classical Nahuatl · derived fromchināmitl“cane fence”
- Spanish · borrowed fromchinampa
- English todaychinampa
From Spanish chinampa, from Classical Nahuatl chināmitl (“cane fence”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
chinampa
Today it means: A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown. Full definition →
Spanish chinampa ← Classical Nahuatl chināmitl