alfresco

In the fresh air; outdoors: dining alfresco.

Taking place outdoors; outdoor: an alfresco conference.

[Italian al fresco, in the fresh (air) : al, in the (a, to, in, from Latin ad; see ad– + il, the, from Latin ille) + fresco, fresh.]

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: in the open air
  Synonym: open-air

The adverb alfresco has one meaning:

Meaning #1: outside a building
  Synonyms: outside, outdoors, out of doors

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Alfresco in English usually refers to eating outside, but also may refer to:

• Alfresco (software), an open source content management system
• En plein air, (Alfresco in French), describing an activity done outside, usually painting
• Alfresco (TV series), a 1980s British television comedy series
• Al Fresco dining

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