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The Aztecs eventualy adapted and learned the chinampa agricultural system, its productivity being an important factor in becoming an empire.— The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public
Every chinampa forms an oblong square about three hundred feet in length, and eighteen or nineteen feet broad.— Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe
They are all gone now, at any rate, though the name of _chinampa_ is still applied to the gardens along the canal.— Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern
They are separated by ditches of three or four yards, and are made by taking the soil from the intervening ditch and throwing it on the chinampa, by which means the ground is raised generally about a yard, and thus forms a small fertile garden, covered with the finest culinary vegetables, fruits, and flowers .... "— Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines
GLOSSARY OF SPANISH AND INDIAN WORDS abusos. abuses, disturbances.adios. adieu, good-bye.agente. agent.agua. water. agua bendita. blessed water. agua miel.lit. honey water, the unfermented juice of the maguéy.aguardiente. a spirituous liquor. aguas frescas. refreshing drinks.ahuacate. a fruit, the alligator pear. aje, or axe. an insect; a greasy mass, yielding a lacquer-like lustre.alcalde. a town judge.arbol. tree.arriero. a convoyer of loaded mules or horses.atole. a corn gruel.autorizada. authorized, having authority.axolotl. a water salamander, with peculiar life-history. ayatl, or ayate. a carry-cloth.barranca. a gorge, or gully.bruja. witch. brujería.witchcraft. burro.ass. cabecera. the head-town of a district.cafe. coffee.caiman. a reptile much like an alligator. camarón.shrimp. camisa.shirt. cantera, cantero. a water-jar, or pitcher.cargador. carrier.carreta. cart.carretero. a carter. cascarón. an eggshell filled with bits of cut paper. catalán. a wine, named from a Spanish town.cenote. a cave with water.centavo. a coin, the one-hundredth part of a peso; a cent. chac mool. a stone figure, found at Chichen Itza, Yucatan.chalupa. a boat-shaped crust with meat or vegetables in it.chamara. a blanket for wearing.champurrado. a mixture, as of atole and chocolate.chapapote. chewing-gum.chicha. an intoxicant made from sugar-cane.chicle. chewing-gum.chinampa. "floating garden," a garden patch.chirimiya. a shrill musical instrument, somewhat like a fife or flageolet.chirimoya. the custard-apple.cigarro. cigarette. cincalótl, cincalote.granary. clarín. a bird, with clear note.cochero. coachman. colorín. a tree.comiteco. a spirits made at Comitan.— In Indian Mexico (1908)
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