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patio
(patio)
Pronunciation:
/ˈpatɪəʊ/
noun
(
plural
patios
)
a paved outdoor area adjoining a house:
the dining room looks out to a small patio
[
as modifier
]
:
a patio table and chairs
a roofless inner courtyard in a Spanish or Spanish-American house.
Origin:
early 19th century
: from Spanish, denoting an inner courtyard
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