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patio definition

pa·tio (pat′ē ō′, pät′-)

noun pl. patios -·tios′

  1. ☆ a courtyard or inner area open to the sky, as in Spanish and Spanish-American architecture
  2. ☆ a paved area, as one adjacent to a house, with chairs, tables, etc. for outdoor lounging, dining, or the like

Etymology: Sp < VL *patium, open area, aphetic for L spatium, space, infl. by patere, to lie open, stretch out: see fathom

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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