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patio
[ pat-ee-oh, pah-tee-oh ]
noun
- an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- a courtyard, especially of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls.
patio
/ ˈæɪˌəʊ /
noun
- an open inner courtyard, esp one in a Spanish or Spanish-American house
- an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of patio1
Example Sentences
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.
Need suggestions for where to host a big birthday party on a restaurant patio?
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.
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.
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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