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1. An outdoor area or courtyard, open to the sky but enclosed, or partially enclosed, by the walls of a building. Although the term originally described such an area in a Spanish house, it is now widely used for any outdoor recreational space that is adjacent to a house; also See placita
2. A large quadrangle of an early Spanish-American mission, usually surrounded on all four sides by a series of abutting structures for protection.

An outdoor space for dining and recreation that adjoins a building and is often paved; a roofless inner courtyard typically found in Spanish or Spanish-style dwellings.

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• Outbuildings, Gardens, and Fences - patio: usu. paved area adjoining house, used esp. for outdoor dining and recreation

This article is about the outdoor space. For the soft drink, see Patio (soda).

Italian courtyard of the Livadiya Palace.

The Andalusian Patio in Córdoba, Spain.

A patio  /ˈpæti.oʊ/ (Spanish: patio 'courtyard', 'forecourt', 'yard') is an outdoor space generally used for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is typically paved. It may refer to a roofless inner courtyard of the sort found in Spanish-style dwellings or a paved area between a residence and a garden.

Patios are typically made of durable surfaces such as bricks, tile, concrete, or natural paving stones.

Contents 1 International terms 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

International terms

In Australia and India the word patio is often used to mean any kind of outdoor balcony or verandah.

In Iran the Persian term used for patio is hayat khalvat which translates to 'a small quiet and private yard,' and is usually a courtyard within the dwelling or walled within the property, for women's privacy without hijab.

In Oulu, Finland, 'patio' means a furnished drinking area-compound outside of a pub or restaurant. In other parts of Finland these areas are usually called a 'terrace.'

See also

• Andalusian Patio
• Arizona room
• Deck
• Porch
• Terrace garden
• Veranda

References

• "Patio" 'Encyclopædia Britannica

External links

Media related to Patios at Wikimedia Commons

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - gårdhave

idioms:

• patio door    dør til gårdhave

Nederlands (Dutch)
patio, terras van huis (meestal niet overdekt), binnenplaats van gebouw

Français (French)
n. - terrasse, patio

idioms:

• patio door    porte-fenêtre

Deutsch (German)
n. - Patio, Terrasse, Innenhof, Veranda

idioms:

• patio door    große Glasschiebetür

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αρχιτ.) αίθριο, μεσαύλιο, πλακόστρωτη αυλή

idioms:

• patio door    πόρτα αυλής

Italiano (Italian)
patio, cortile

idioms:

• patio door    porta del cortile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pátio (m)

idioms:

• patio door    porta interna

Русский (Russian)
внутренний дворик, патио

idioms:

• patio door    дверь на патио

Español (Spanish)
n. - patio

idioms:

• patio door    puerta acristalada que da al patio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - uteplats

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天井, 露台

idioms:

• patio door    中庭门

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天井, 露台

idioms:

• patio door    中庭門

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 안뜰 , 테라스

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スペイン風中庭, パティオ

idioms:

• patio door    中庭に通じるドア, パテオドア

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فناء, ساحه دار, صحن دار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חצר מרוצפת צמודה לבית או חצר פנימית, אכסדרה, פטיו‬

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