coltura
cultivation
noun kohl-TOO-rah Less Common
Origin: from Latin cultura (tilling)
Also means
crop
Usage Note
Coltura is the agricultural growing of a crop, easily confused with its near-twin cultura (culture of the mind). The plural is colture, as in le colture intensive.
Examples
"La coltura del grano è importante qui."
Natural Translation
Wheat cultivation is important here.
Literal Translation
The cultivation of-the wheat is important here.
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