patio

C2+ Topic:House & Home

US /ˈpætioʊ/ UK /ˈpætiəʊ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a paved outdoor area adjoining a house

They dined on the patio as the summer evening cooled.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a paved outdoor area... terrace courtyard veranda deck piazza

Simplified etymology

Patio entered English in the mid-18th century from Spanish and originally denoted the inner courtyard of a house.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish patio 'courtyard, inner court', of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old Occitan pati 'untilled land, pasture', from Latin pactum 'agreement', or from Latin patere 'to lie open'.

patio Spanish

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Topics

House & Home

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# patio

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpætioʊ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpætiəʊ/

## Meanings
1. a paved outdoor area adjoining a house

## Examples
- They dined on the patio as the summer evening cooled.

## Synonyms
- terrace
- courtyard
- veranda
- deck
- piazza

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: patio

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish patio 'courtyard, inner court', of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old Occitan pati 'untilled land, pasture', from Latin pactum 'agreement', or from Latin patere 'to lie open'.

## AI Etymology
Patio is borrowed from Spanish patio 'courtyard, inner court', of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old Occitan pati 'untilled land, pasture', from Latin pactum 'agreement', or from Latin patere 'to lie open'. Important recorded forms include patio (Spanish). Its earlier history remains partly uncertain, so the etymological chain is best treated cautiously. In current use it covers a paved outdoor area adjoining a house.

## Topics
- House & Home

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