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Caceres, mid west of Spain

This a language concerned question.
Does anyone know the origin of this word for a pumpkin growing place. Or why is applied only to the pumpkin garden and not to other veg gardens?

Don

7/25/2003 12:33:02 AM

I did a whole paper for english class this spring on pumpkin history and folklore...I can tell you the origin of the word pumpkin, but I came across nothing on the origin of "patch" in my researching. I think I have heard stories about where "patch" came from, but I don't remember them.

7/25/2003 12:40:49 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Hey Don,
It is applied to other gardens cabbage patch for example.
My dictionary has it down as a small plot of land.

7/25/2003 1:51:04 AM