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Italian

frutteto

/frutˈte.to/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 15,992

Meaning

orchard

  • a piece of land planted with fruit trees

In a sentence

Mio nonno coltivava pesche e mele nel suo frutteto.

My grandfather grew peaches and apples in his orchard.

In primavera il frutteto si riempie di fiori profumati.

In spring, the orchard fills with fragrant blossoms.

Hanno recintato il frutteto per proteggerlo dagli animali selvatici?

Did they fence the orchard to protect it from wild animals?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
fruttetomasculine · singular
fruttetimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Formed with the collective suffix '-eto', denoting a plantation (like 'oliveto' or 'vigneto').
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