joutomaa — meaning in English

English meaning

• fallow adjective Left unplanted for a season or more to let the soil recover.
• waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
• wasteland noun An area of land that is barren, ruined, or has no useful resources.

Senses

joutomaa is used for these senses in English:

• fallow (agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated land.
• waste A wasteland; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
• wasteland Any barren or uninteresting place.

fallow — full definition

1. adjective Left unplanted for a season or more to let the soil recover.
2. adjective Inactive or not being used or developed.
3. noun Land that has been plowed but deliberately left unseeded.

waste — full definition

1. noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
2. noun The act of using something carelessly or without getting proper value from it.
3. verb To use something carelessly or fail to make good use of it.
4. adjective Not used, cultivated, or wanted; discarded or barren.

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