ka·ing·in
variants:
or less commonly caingin
or caiñgin \
käˈēŋə̇n
\
plural -s
Definition of kaingin
(Entry 1 of 2)
Philippines
: swidden
some lonely farmer hewing out a kaingin in the jungle— Wallace Stegner
kaingin
adjective
\ " \
variants:
or less commonly caingin
or caiñgin
Definition of kaingin (Entry 2 of 2)
Philippines
: employing a technique of clearing land by slashing and burning underbrush and trees and plowing the ashes under for fertilizer
well-known kaingin system which has been enormously destructive of valuable timber— A. L. Kroeber
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“Kaingin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kaingin. Accessed 19 Apr. 2021.
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