patio

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

Etymology

From Spanish patio, either from Old Occitan patu or pati (compare Occitan and Catalan pati), from Late Latin pactus, from Latin pactum (“pact, agreement, bargain”), hence a doublet of pact, or alternatively from Latin patēre (“to lie open”).

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Synonyms

terrace

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