alfresco
Americanadverb
adjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of alfresco
First recorded in 1710–20; from Italian: “in the cool, in a cool place”; fresco
Example Sentences
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The alfresco smoothies with bamboo straws, right beside soot-puffing motorcycles stuck on jammed roads.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
The couple’s 2001 alfresco nuptials were chronicled on the TLC series “A Wedding Story.”
From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2024
I rarely eat alfresco — whether picnics or barbecues — as the risk of food poisoning goes up when food is taken outdoors.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2023
No harm came to my family’s alfresco Commander, but advertising for Los Angeles’ early pay-to-park garages warned that curbside parking was “almost suicidal to the appearance of any respectable-looking car.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022
This was situated halfway up the Zurich Berg, and we were able to enjoy an alfresco meal on the 22nd of May—my thirty-ninth birthday—with a lovely view of the lake and the distant Alps.
From My Life — Volume 2 by Wagner, Richard
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