alfresco

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ælˈfrɛskoʊ/ UK /ælˈfrɛskəʊ/ See IPA manual

adv adj

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adv
in the open air; outdoors

On warm nights they preferred to dine alfresco.

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1 adv · in the open air; outdoors outdoors outsideopen-air

Opposites

indoors inside

Word family

Related forms fresco

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.

al fresco Italian *friskaz Proto-Germanic

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# alfresco

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv, adj
**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

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