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broletto

broletto

9.9
A small enclosed garden where people grow fruit trees and herbs
  • noun
  • /brəˈlɛtoʊ/
  • Archaic
: huerto
  • He admired the villa's broletto, filled with lemon trees and fragrant flowers.

Examples

  • The old estate still had a broletto where rare herbs and fruit trees flourished.

  • During the summer, they gathered in the broletto to enjoy the shade and fresh air.

  • The ancient broletto was filled with fragrant flowers.

  • In the village, the broletti were often used for gatherings.

  • The old estate still had a broletto where rare herbs and fruit trees flourished.

  • During the summer, they gathered in the broletto to enjoy the shade and fresh air.

  • He admired the villa's broletto, filled with lemon trees and fragrant flowers.

Synonyms

backyard
vsbroletto
349 1.0

An area of land behind a house used for play and gardening

refers to an enclosed cultivated plot or orchard often archaic or regional

How Cultivated

orchard
77 3.2
broletto
  • Archaic
9.9
garden
979 1.0
plot
71 1.9
uncultivated
1 5.1

Surface Forms

broletto singular
brolettos plural

Etymology

Broletto comes from the old Italian brolo, which means 'enclosed garden' or 'small orchard', so the word names a small, enclosed garden or orchard often next to a house or villa.