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patio

[ pat-ee-oh, pah-tee-oh ]

noun

plural patios.
  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.


patio

/ ˈæɪˌəʊ /

noun

  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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patio1

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 貹ŧ to lie open. See patent
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Word History and Origins

Origin of patio1

C19: from Spanish: courtyard
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Thanks to a grandfathered-in back patio, which includes the venue’s second bar, one can smoke indoors because the area doesn’t have a roof.

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Need suggestions for where to host a big birthday party on a restaurant patio?

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The legendary saga of “meat chair,” a wildly expensive single item of patio furniture that was, for a time, regretfully on display in the deli area, hence the name.

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Chris also discovered the patio doors were not sufficiently sealed, letting in cold air, and identified a number of issues he put down to poor workmanship or materials.

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Another bite lands me on a patio in South Carolina, asking for a second ramekin of honey butter to go alongside a hot basket of cornbread-like hushpuppies like I have no shame.

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