patio

[ pat-ee-oh, pah-tee-oh ]
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noun,plural pat·i·os.
  1. an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.

  2. a courtyard, especially of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls.

Origin of patio

1
1820–30, Americanism;<Spanish, Old Spanish: courtyard, perhaps originally open area; compare Medieval Latin patium meadow, pasturage, perhaps derivative of Latin *patitus, past participle of patēre to lie open. See patent

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patio

/ (ˈpætɪˌəʊ) /


nounplural -os
  1. an open inner courtyard, esp one in a Spanish or Spanish-American house

  2. an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities

Origin of patio

1
C19: from Spanish: courtyard

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