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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

milpa tradicional de roza-tumba-quema

English translation:

slash-and-burn milpa agriculture

Added to glossary by Irena
Apr 4, 2005 16:40
19 yrs ago
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Spanish term

milpa tradicional de roza-tumba-quema

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Agriculture econom�a de una regi�n ind�gena en M�xico
La actividad productiva principal de esta parte de la sierra es la milpa tradicional de roza-tumba-quema en la que se puede encontrar maíz, frijol, arvenses, tubérculos...

Muchas gracias por su ayuda, colegas
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 traditional slash-and-burn agriculture
4 traditional cut, clear and burn field
5 -1 traditional cut-slash-and-burn field

Proposed translations

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traditional slash-and-burn agriculture

I hope this helps.

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Note added at 21 mins (2005-04-04 17:02:18 GMT)
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possibly, to improve: traditional \"milpa\" slash-and-burn agriculture
Reference:

http://ecologia.uat.mx/biotam/v3n3/art6.html

Peer comment(s):
disagree Refugio : Your own source states that traditional slash-and-burn agriculture is known as coamil, not milpa. Milpa is a field or planted plot.//Your opinion is not confirmed by the source you cite.
12 mins
It is a field out of the given context only, not in the noun phrase sent by the asker.
agree Rachel Fell : I mean "slash and burn" is the usual expression - I'm not commenting on the "milpa"
30 mins
Gracias, Kunst.
agree Patricia Rosas : "slash & burn" is standard; on "milpa: this site seems to use milpa in a broader sense (talking about introducing beans mix of crops) http://www.laneta.apc.org/rock/yucatan/historia.htm
59 mins
it's just that slash-and-burn in used in the milpa-style agriculture(much less widely used "coalmil")
agree sonja29 (X)
2 hrs
agree Andrew Tucke (X)
1905 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much for your help! To deal with the "milpa" term I had to introduce a footnote provided by my client: Milpa is the term for the traditional system of cultivating corn intercropped with other food species. Final sentence: slash-and-burn milpa cultivation"
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traditional cut, clear and burn field

Ya
Peer comment(s):
agree Pantoglot
4 mins
Gracias, Andy.
disagree Irena : "Milpa" here is the system, not a field, ex.: This paper describes how Maya slash and burn agriculture in Yucatan(known as milpa).The technique is called slash-and-burn, without "cut" .
10 mins
We all have our opinions on it, but we cannot really say what "this paper" says, because we don't have it (CONTEXT).
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6 mins

traditional cut-slash-and-burn field

[DOC] Hkakaborazi trip:
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... "If you tell us not to cut slash and burn and not to hunt animals, ... both groups inevitably must cut slash and burn for supplemental food. ...
www.biology.ed.ac.uk/sbs/ DavisReports/Armstrong-May03.doc - Similar pages

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-04-04 16:47:53 GMT)
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Natural Cancer Therapies
... The army may consist of surgeons who try to cut, slash and burn the cancer ... are the ways cancer is dealt with: cut, slash, burn, poison and shoot. ...
www.medical-library.net/specialties/ _natural_cancer_therapies.html - 20k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-04-04 16:48:39 GMT)
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Beetle battle
... reported Halifax mayor Walter Fitzgerald\'s proclamation of support for the task force\'s efforts: \"We have to cut, slash, burn -- whatever is necessary. ...
journalism.ukings.ns.ca/kjr/2000-2001/peters.htm - 28k - Cached - Similar pages

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-04 16:51:37 GMT)
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burning.html
... Slash and burn milpa in the lowlands of Mexico (Picture courtesy of Peter Ewell). Hillside cut and burned for slash and burn plots in Viet Nam (Picture ...
www.tropag-fieldtrip.cornell.edu/tradag/pburning.html - 4k - Cached - Similar pages

Discover the Ancient Maya: Slash and Burn Farming
... Maya farmers used a method called slash and burn before they began planting crops. ... Next, he burned the tree stumps, and the trees he had cut down. ...
www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/ elementary/samoset/3boltonmayafluency3.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages

2004 SCWW Writers Conference
... Everything You Need to Know About Agents and How to Cut, Slash and Burn ... “Cut, Slash and Burn Your Words to the Marrow: Getting to the Story that ...
www.scwriters.com/2004 Conf.htm - 42k - Cached - Similar pages

slash and burn
... Simple agricultural method whereby natural vegetation is cut and burned, and the clearing then farmed for a few years until the soil loses its fertility ...
www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/ encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0031767.html - 15k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
disagree Irena : "Milpa" here refers to a traditional type of agriculture, not a field: Ex.;This paper describes how Maya slash and burn agriculture in Yucatan(known as milpa).The technique is called slash-and-burn, without "cut"
10 mins
Your own source states that traditional slash-and-burn agriculture is known as coamil, not milpa. Milpa is a field or planted plot.
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