Also means
kitchen garden
Usage Note
potager as a noun is the classic French kitchen garden growing vegetables and herbs. As an adjective, jardin potager is the full phrase, often shortened to simply le potager. The word comes from potage (soup), reflecting that these gardens traditionally supplied ingredients for the pot.
Examples
"Il cueille des tomates dans son potager."
Natural Translation
He picks tomatoes from his vegetable garden.
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