swidden

Definitions


[ˈswɪd(ə)n], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an area of land cleared for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation
(e.g: paddy rice and rice grown in swiddens in hilly areas provides subsistence for the majority of the population)


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Origin:
late 18th century (as a verb, originally dialect): variant of dialect swithen ‘to burn’


[ˈswɪd(ə)n], (Verb)

Definitions:
- clear (land) by slashing and burning vegetation
(e.g: most horticulture in New Zealand was essentially swiddening)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century (as a verb, originally dialect): variant of dialect swithen ‘to burn’




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