vegetable patch
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈvɛdʒtəbl pætʃ/
- UK
:
huerto
- Every summer, we grow tomatoes and lettuce in our vegetable patch to eat fresh salads.
- cabbage in the vegetable patch
- small vegetable patch
- tending a vegetable patch
Examples
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Each woman cultivated a smaller family vegetable patch near her dwelling.
Academic text (1990) -
My little vegetable patch has grown to the extent that it now supplies the majority of our produce from June to September.
Blog text (3) -
But instead, she went back to hoeing the vegetable patch.
Fiction book (1995) -
Polina worked in the garden, hoeing the vegetable patch.
Fiction book (1995) -
Hana has been reviving a vegetable patch.
Fiction book (1996) -
There was a small vegetable patch near the entrance and huge paddy fields that didn't seem to end, lying ahead!
Blog text (26) -
She spent the weekend working in her vegetable patch, planting carrots and radishes for the autumn harvest.
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The children loved helping their parents to weed the vegetable patch and pick ripe cucumbers.
Synonyms
740
1.0
An area of land next to a house where people grow flowers or vegetables
153
2.7
A small area that looks different from the area around it, like a spot of color
118
1.0
A plot of ground where flowers or other plants grow
12
1.0
A small piece of land where you grow vegetables to eat
11
3.0
A small piece of ground for growing plants or building on
1
2.6
A small area near a house where people grow vegetables and herbs for the home
1
2.7
A small area where people grow vegetables for their own use
1
2.3
A small piece of land used for growing plants
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Morphology
The meaning 'a small area of ground where vegetables are grown' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'vegetable' (edible plant) with 'patch' (a small planted plot). This is a literal, compositional noun phrase following common word‑combination patterns (and parallels exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
The name vegetable patch comes from the clear image of a small patch of soil planted with vegetables, like rows of carrots or tomatoes. That's why it means 'a small area of ground in a garden where vegetables are grown'.