Etymology

alfresco

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Today it means: Outdoor, open to the atmosphere. Full definition →

Italian al fresco
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromal fresco
  2. English todayalfresco

From Italian al fresco. Compare Spanish al fresco.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.