alfresco

or al fres·co

[al-fres-koh]

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adverb

out-of-doors; in the open air: to dine alfresco.

adjective

outdoor: an alfresco café.

Origin of alfresco

1745–55; < Italian: in the cool, in a cool place. See fresco

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Related Words for al fresco

outdoors, outside, open-air

British Dictionary definitions for al fresco

alfresco

adjective, adverb

in the open air

Word Origin for alfresco

C18: from Italian: in the cool

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Word Origin and History for al fresco

1753, Italian, literally "in the fresh (air)." Italian al represents a contraction of words from Latin ad "to" (see ad-) + ille "that." Alfresco also meant "painted on plaster that was still fresh or moist" (1764; see fresco).