huerto

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin hortus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰortós.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈw̝eɾto/ [ˈw̝eɾ.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia): (file)
Rhymes: -eɾto
Syllabification: huer‧to

Noun

huerto m (plural huertos)

orchard
Synonym: huerta
(small) fruit and vegetable garden (garden used for cultivation of agricultural crops)
Synonyms: hortal, huerta
(slang) an undesirable task

Derived terms

llevar al huerto

Related terms

See also

jardín

Further reading

“huerto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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