cortile

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noun

An internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky

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Meanings

nouncortile (plural cortiles or cortili)

plural cortiles · plural cortili

  1. architectureAn internal courtyard, surrounded by walls but open to the sky

Origin

  1. Italian-
  2. Italian-
  3. Englishcortile

Borrowed from Italian.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

citoler
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