horta

Noun

horta f (plural hortes)

1. garden, market garden, vegetable garden

Etymology

From Old Portuguese orta, from orto, from Latin hortus (“garden”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰortós (“enclosure”), from *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɾtɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɔχtɐ/, /ˈɔɾtɐ/

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• Homophone: Horta

Noun

horta f (plural hortas)

1. kitchen garden (garden for growing fruit, vegetables and/or herbs)

   Synonyms: horto, quintal

Verb

horta

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of hortar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of hortar