patio

UK: /ˈpætiəʊ/ US: /ˈpætiˌoʊ/ ,(pat′ē ō′, pä′tē ō′)

Inflections of 'patio' (n): npl: patios

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

pat•i•o /ˈpætiˌoʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. -i•os. 

1. Architecture a paved area, connected to a house and used for outdoor lounging, etc.:
   a barbecue on the patio.
2. Architecture a courtyard, esp. of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

pat•i•o  (pat′ē ō′, pä′tē ō′), n., pl. -i•os. 

1. Architecture an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
2. Architecture a courtyard, esp. of a house, enclosed by low buildings or walls.

• Spanish, Old Spanish: courtyard, perh. origin, originally open area; compare Medieval Latin patium meadow, pasturage, perh. derivative of Latin *patitus, past participle of patēre to lie open. See patent
• 1820–30, American.

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patio / ˈpætɪˌəʊ/ noun ( -os)

1. an open inner courtyard, esp one in a Spanish or Spanish-American house
2. an area adjoining a house, esp one that is paved and used for outdoor activities

Etymology: 19th Century: from Spanish: courtyard