guamil

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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

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