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huerta

vegetable garden

noun WEHR-tah Rare
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Origin: from Latin hortus (garden)

Also means

orchard

Usage Note

Huerta denotes an irrigated plot for growing vegetables or fruit trees, and is especially associated with the fertile irrigated plains of Valencia and Murcia (la Huerta valenciana). Distinguish it from jardín (ornamental garden) and huerto, a smaller kitchen garden or orchard — though the two are often used interchangeably in everyday speech.

Examples

"Mi abuelo cultiva tomates en su huerta."

Natural Translation

My grandfather grows tomatoes in his vegetable garden.

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