patio
Americannoun
PLURAL
patios-
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
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a courtyard, especially of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls.
noun
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an open inner courtyard, esp one in a Spanish or Spanish-American house
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an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
Etymology
Origin of patio
1820–30, < 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
Example Sentences
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Moving to the outdoor area, there is a gorgeous patio area with a fire pit, making it the perfect spot for guests to gather outside.
From MarketWatch
‘I feel shaken’: A man offered to powerwash my patio for $50.
From MarketWatch
Or shift the arrangement to a large container anchoring a patio seating area in partial shade.
From Seattle Times
By the end of this toughly observed, brutally honest movie, that speech — and this entire dumb evening, with its patio string lights, matcha cakes and banal chitchat — will seem like purest fantasy.
From Los Angeles Times
On dreary days like this, Vincent said they usually stayed put in their Hollywood home — bingeing HBO’s “Succession” and watching their ferns and jade plants on the patio get irreparably drenched.
From Los Angeles Times
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