huerto

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈw̝eɾto/ [ˈw̝eɾ.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -eɾto
• Syllabification: huer‧to

Noun

huerto m (plural huertos)

1. orchard

   Synonym: huerta

2. (small) fruit and vegetable garden (garden used for cultivation of agricultural crops)

   Synonyms: hortal, huerta

3. (slang) an undesirable task

Derived terms

• llevar al huerto

 

Related terms

• horticultor
• horticultura

 

See also

• jardín

Further reading

• “huerto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16