conuquismo

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Spanish

Etymology

From conuco +‎ -ismo.

Noun

conuquismo m (uncountable)

  1. the practice of burning of forests in order to make coal
    • 2016 October 7, “¡Para afuera los depredadores!”, in Listin Diario:
      Lo mismo debe hacerse con los que han invadido y usufructuado otros parques nacionales, como Los Haitises y la Sierra de Bahoruco, si es que verdaderamente el gobierno quiere dar una batalla de verdad contra la deforestación y el conuquismo de subsistencia, que son los causantes de grandes pérdidas de la capa fértil de las tierras.
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