n., pl., -os.

1. An outdoor space for dining or recreation that adjoins a residence and is often paved.
2. A roofless inner courtyard, typically found in Spanish and Spanish-style dwellings.

[Spanish, from Old Spanish, possibly from Old Provençal patu, pati, pasture, perhaps from Latin pactum, agreement. See pact.]

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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.

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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.

IN BRIEF: A paved area near a house that is used for dining or recreation. Also: an open inner courtyard found in many Spanish-style houses.

The family enjoyed dining on the patio during the summer.

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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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