French word

potager

Pronunciation

IPA/potaʒe/

Meaning

  • masculine nounvegetable garden

Example

Elle entretient son potager tous les week-ends.

She tends her vegetable garden every weekend.

Illustration for potager (vegetable garden)

More examples

Nous dépensons moins au supermarché grâce au potager.

We spend less at the supermarket thanks to our vegetable garden.

Core concept

A tended patch beside a home where edible plants are grown for the household kitchen.

Common phrases

  • cultiver des légumes dans son potager

    grow vegetables in one's vegetable garden

  • récolter dans son potager

    harvest from one's vegetable garden

  • produits du potager

    vegetable garden produce

Similar words

jardin: A garden or grounds around a home for growing flowers and trees.
balcon: An outdoor platform projecting from a building, used for plants or other items.
bac: A box-shaped container for growing plants, such as a planter.

Definition in French

Espace cultivé, souvent de petite surface, où l'on fait pousser des légumes et des aromates pour un usage domestique plutôt que pour la vente.

Word origin

French formed potager from potage, meaning a vegetable-based dish or soup, then used the derived word for the place that provided its ingredients.

Usage tips

  • Potager can describe a small urban growing space as well as a traditional garden, so size does not determine its use.

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