patio
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 8
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- 5
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Definition of patio
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
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noun
- A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
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An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
“The flat looks out on a patio on one side and a churro café on the other.”
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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”).
Words you can make from patio
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15 words2-letter words
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