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huerta|ˈ(h)wɛətə|
[Sp.]
A piece of irrigated land in Spain or in the Spanish-speaking areas of Latin America; also, an orchard.
1838A. Ganihl Mexico vs. Texas i. 13 He was resting himself, and enjoying the cool of the evening breeze, under a spreading orange tree, in his huerta. 1841Borrow Zincali I. ii. iv. 287 The justicia will compel us to restore the ass; we have, however, already removed her to our huerta out of the town. 1859T. R. Warren Dust & Foam viii. 225 In each of these huertas is a reservoir, built of masonry, through which water is constantly flowing. 1924Glasgow Herald 28 July 5 The huertas merge into a delicious confusion of flower and fruit. 1934M. R. Shackleton Europe vii. 89 From the Ebro delta to Cape de la Nao in Valencia, the irrigated districts (‘huertas’, from Lat. hortus = a garden) are practically continuous along the coast. 1958Fisher & Bowen-Jones Spain iv. 52 Originally developed by the Moslems, the ‘huertas’ are small, highly cultivated plots which depend on irrigation water brought by an intricate system of channels, aqueducts and lifts. |