patio

The definition of a patio is a paved outside area off of a house or a building that is used as a seating or living space.

(noun)

The concrete slab that you have off of your back kitchen door where you have a table and chairs and a sofa for outside seating and activities is an example of your patio.

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See patio in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. patios

  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

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

See patio in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pat·i·os
  1. An outdoor space for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is often paved.
  2. A roofless inner courtyard, typically found in Spanish and Spanish-style dwellings.

Origin:

Origin: Spanish

Origin: , from Old Spanish

Origin: , possibly from Old Provençal patu, pati, pasture

Origin: , perhaps from Latin pactum, agreement; see pact

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