sementera

noun

se·​men·​te·​ra

ˌsāmənˈtārə

plural -s

Philippines

: a cultivated field

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from sementar to sow, from simiente seed, from Latin sementis sowing, cultivation, from semen seed

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