chinampa

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noun

A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.

Similar
floating garden
OriginSpanish chinampa ← Classical Nahuatl chināmitl →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounchinampa (plural chinampas)

plural chinampas

  1. historicalA floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.

    Synonyms: floating garden

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.

Similar
floating garden
Also see
floating garden

Origin

  1. Classical Nahuatlchināmitl“cane fence”
  2. Spanishchinampa
  3. Englishchinampa

From Spanish chinampa, from Classical Nahuatl chināmitl (“cane fence”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Panchamichampian
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APA

chinampa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinampa

MLA

“chinampa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinampa. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chinampa,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chinampa.

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