wheat field; rice field used for wheat
Refers to a rice paddy that is used to grow wheat, typically as a dry-field crop in rotation.
この地域では、麦田が広がっている。
In this region, wheat fields stretch out.
Compound of 麦 (mugi, 'wheat') and 田 (ta, 'rice field'). The reading むぎた is a straightforward combination.