Meaning
vegetable garden
- vegetable garden, kitchen garden
- (orto botanico) botanical garden
In a sentence
Ho un piccolo orto dietro casa.
I have a small vegetable garden behind the house.
Hai già visto l'orto del nonno?
Have you already seen grandpa's vegetable garden?
Mio nonno raccoglie verdura fresca dal suo orto ogni mattina.
My grandfather picks fresh vegetables from his vegetable garden every morning.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| orto | masculine · singular |
| orti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use orto for vegetables and herbs. For fruit trees, frutteto is more precise, though orto can sometimes overlap in older or broader usage.
- A small home plot is often orto di casa or orticello. Don’t use giardino if you specifically mean a productive vegetable plot.
- Common with fare/avere: fare l'orto, avere un orto. Definite article is frequent: vado nell'orto, lavoro nell'orto.