patio

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
  2. An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈpæt.i.əʊ/
Etimologie (Engels)

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

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