patio
Plural: patios
Noun
- An outdoor paved area adjacent to a house.
- usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
- A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
- An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
Examples
- He imagined his Words With Friends board as a large patio, perfect for hosting many words.
- The flat looks out on a patio on one side and a churro café on the other.
Origin / Etymology
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”).
Scrabble Score: 7
patio: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpatio: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patio: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
patio: valid Words With Friends Word