ejido

[Sp. e-hee-thaw]

e·ji·do

[Sp. e-hee-thaw]
noun, plural e·ji·dos [Sp. -thaws] .
a Mexican farm communally owned and operated by the inhabitants of a village on an individual or cooperative basis.

Origin:
1885–90; < Mexican Spanish; Spanish: common fields (immediately outside a village) < Latin exitus exit
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Ejido is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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