alfresco

(al fres′kō, äl-)

adverb

in the open air; outdoors

Origin: It < al (for a il), in the + fresco, cool: see fresco

adjective

outdoor

See alfresco in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb

In the fresh air; outdoors: dining alfresco.

adjective

Taking place outdoors; outdoor: an alfresco conference.

Origin:

Origin: Italian al fresco, in the fresh (air)

Origin: : al, in the (a, to, in from Latin ad; see ad- + il, the from Latin ille; see al-¹ in Indo-European roots)

Origin: + fresco, fresh

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