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huerto

vegetable garden

noun WEHR-toh Rare

Also means

orchard

Usage Note

Huerto is a small kitchen garden or orchard, typically attached to a home: huerto familiar (family garden plot). It is smaller and more personal than huerta, which refers to a large irrigated agricultural area (especially associated with Valencia and Murcia). Huerto can also mean a fruit tree orchard; context clarifies which meaning is intended.

Examples

"Cultiva tomates en su huerto."

Natural Translation

He grows tomatoes in his vegetable garden.

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