alfresco C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ælˈfrɛskoʊ/ UK /ælˈfrɛskəʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in the open air; outdoors On warm nights they preferred to dine alfresco. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in the open air; outdoors outdoorsoutsideopen-air ↔ Opposites indoorsinside Word family Related forms fresco Etymology AI details From Italian al fresco ('in the fresh (air)'), from a ('to, in', from Latin ad) + il ('the') + fresco ('fresh, cool'), a word of Germanic origin. al fresco Italian *friskaz Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # alfresco **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ælˈfrɛskoʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ælˈfrɛskəʊ/ ## Meanings 1. in the open air; outdoors ## Examples - On warm nights they preferred to dine alfresco. ## Synonyms - outdoors - outside - open-air ## Antonyms - indoors - inside ## Related Forms - fresco ## Roots and Affixes - Root: al fresco - Root: *friskaz ## Etymology From Italian al fresco ('in the fresh (air)'), from a ('to, in', from Latin ad) + il ('the') + fresco ('fresh, cool'), a word of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Alfresco is an adverb and adjective meaning "in the open air; outdoors". Historically, it is from Italian al fresco ('in the fresh (air)'), from a ('to, in', from Latin ad) + il ('the') + fresco ('fresh, cool'), a word of Germanic origin. The visible construction is part of the etymology: alfresco is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Italian al fresco with Proto-Germanic *friskaz. A close English family member is fresco. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown