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huerta

huerta

1 9.9
A piece of farmland watered to grow fruit and vegetables
  • noun
: huerta
  • The village is surrounded by a lush huerta that supplies fresh produce.

Examples

  • Farmers in the huerta use traditional irrigation methods to water their crops.

  • Tourists enjoyed walking through the huerta and sampling local fruits and vegetables.

  • The huerta is flourishing this season.

  • Many farmers cultivate their huertas with care.

  • The village is surrounded by a lush huerta that supplies fresh produce.

  • Farmers in the huerta use traditional irrigation methods to water their crops.

  • Tourists enjoyed walking through the huerta and sampling local fruits and vegetables.

Synonyms

hort
vshuerta
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A garden where people grow vegetables, fruit, or flowers

is a larger irrigated farmland area for growing fruits and vegetables

How Productive

farm
∞ 1.0
huerta
1 9.9
orchard
77 3.2
garden
979 1.0
plot
71 1.9

Surface Forms

huerta singular
huertas plural

Etymology

Huerta comes from Spanish and from the Latin word hortus, meaning 'garden'. Think of a huerta as a big, watered garden or orchard that grows vegetables and fruit, which is why today it means an irrigated area of farmland that supplies fresh produce.