Patio
//ˈpæt.i.əʊ// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
- 2 usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence wordnet
- 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."
Example
More examples"I have a small vegetable garden on my patio."
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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