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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVegetable-Patch
/ˈvɛdʒ.tə.bəl pætʃ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small area of land where vegetables are grown.
"She spends her weekends tending to her vegetable-patch in the backyard." - 2
A plot of land used for cultivating vegetables, often in a domestic setting.
"The community garden includes several vegetable-patches for local residents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'vegetable-patch' combines 'vegetable', derived from the Latin 'vegetabilis' meaning 'growing, flourishing', and 'patch', which comes from the Old English 'pæce', meaning 'a small piece of ground'. The term evolved to refer specifically to a small garden area dedicated to growing vegetables.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vegetable-Patch" is said worldwide
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potager
Transliteration: potaʒe
"Elle cultive des légumes dans son potager."
Gemüsegarten
Transliteration: ɡəˈmyːzəˌɡaʁtn̩
"Er hat einen kleinen Gemüsegarten hinter dem Haus."
orto
Transliteration: ˈɔr.to
"Ha un orto dove coltiva pomodori e zucchine."
huerto
Transliteration: ˈweɾ.to
"Ella tiene un huerto en su jardín."
horta
Transliteration: ˈɔʁ.tɐ
"Ele cultiva vegetais na horta."
सब्ज़ी बाग़
Transliteration: sabzi baag
"वह अपने सब्ज़ी बाग़ की देखभाल करती है।"
菜园
Transliteration: càiyuán
"她在菜园里种了很多蔬菜。"
채소밭
Transliteration: chaeso bat
"그녀는 채소밭에서 일하고 있습니다."
野菜畑
Transliteration: yasai hatake
"彼女は野菜畑で働いています。"
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