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Patio

//ˈpæt.i.əʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
  2. 2
    usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence wordnet
  3. 3
    An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.

    "The flat looks out on a patio on one side and a churro café on the other."

Etymology

From Spanish patio, either from Old Occitan patu or pati (compare Occitan and Catalan pati), from Late Latin pactus, from Latin pactum (“pact, agreement, bargain”), hence a doublet of pact, or alternatively from Latin patēre (“to lie open”).

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