noun
patio
PAT-ee-oh
noun
1
A paved outdoor area next to a house, used for sitting outside, dining, or relaxing.
"They set up a table and chairs on the patio for the barbecue."
"We had morning coffee out on the patio."
2
An open inner courtyard, especially the kind found in traditional Spanish-style houses.
"The old house was built around a shaded central patio."
How to Use Patio
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn outdoor paved space attached to a house, or a courtyard inside one.
Common pairings
patio furniture
back patio
patio door
Word Forms
patios plural
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Etymology
From Spanish patio, ultimately traced back to Latin pactum, "agreement" — making it a distant relative of the word pact.