chinampa
/chi-nam-puh/US // tʃɪˈnæm pə //
秦皇岛,秦皇岛市,金兰花,中国人
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a long and narrow floating field on a shallow lake bed, artificially built up by layering soil, sediment, and decaying vegetation and used, especially by the Aztecs, to grow crops.
Examples
A chinampa was a floating island in the lake of Tezcuco, upon whose very bosom the imperial city was built.
The keeper of the chinampa was there with great bundles of flowers.
Viewed from a distance, the chinampa looked like an island of flowers.
Do you recollect the dream I told you the night on the chinampa?
Up in the northeastern part of the little sea lay a chinampa at anchor.
Level 4Browse all words →