patio

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

patio

borrowed from Spanish patio, itself of obscure and controversial origin; either from Occitan pâtu ('vacant land, pasture'), perhaps from Latin pactum ('pact, agreement') or directly from Latin patere ('to be open, to be uncovered', 'to be evident').

Definitions

Synonym

atrium

Plural

patios

Translations

  • germangerman:Innenhof
  • englishenglish:patio
  • spanishspanish:patio