patio
nounUK /ˈpæt.i.əʊ/ · CA, US /ˈpæt.i.oʊ/
Etymology From Spanish patio, either from Old Occitan patu or pati (compare Occitan and Catalan pati), from Late Latin pactus, from Latin pactum (“pact, agreement, bargain”), hence a doublet of pact, or alternatively from Latin patēre (“to lie open”).
1
A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
2
An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
- The flat looks out on a patio on one side and a churro café on the other.
- Derived terms
- catio, patio chair, patio doors, patio dress, patioed, patio furniture, patiolike, patio process
- Related terms
- terrace