guamil
Spanish
Etymology
From Classical Nahuatl huac-milli (“dry field”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡwaˈmil/ [ɡwaˈmil]
- Rhymes: -il
- Syllabification: gua‧mil
Noun
guamil m (plural guamiles)
- fallow, bush fallow, forest fallow (cultivated land that has been abandoned to natural regrowth for at least five years; the vegetation consists of tall grasses, thorny shrubs and small trees)
Further reading
- “guamil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014