patio

CEFRB1

/ˈpæt.i.əʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A paved area beside a house for sitting outside.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.

Examples

  • Do you have a table in the patio?

  • I have a small vegetable garden on my patio.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpæɾ.i.əʉ]
  • [ˈpæɾ.i.oʊ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

More examples

In context

  • The flat looks out on a patio on one side and a churro café on the other.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).