alfresco

or al fres·co

[ al-fres-koh ]
/ ælˈfrɛs koʊ /
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adverb

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

adjective

outdoor: an alfresco café.

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Origin of alfresco

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

Words nearby alfresco

Alfonso XIII, Alford plea, alforja, Alfred, Alfred the Great, alfresco, Alfur, al-Fustat, Alfvén, Alfvén wave, alg.
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Words related to alfresco

foreign, farther, out, rustic, outdoor, over, surface, alien, exterior, extreme, outside, extraneous, farthest, furthest, outer, outermost, outward, apart from, extramural, open-air

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British Dictionary definitions for alfresco

alfresco
/ (ælˈfrɛskəʊ) /

adjective, adverb

in the open air

Word Origin for alfresco

C18: from Italian: in the cool
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