Meanings
nounpatio (plural patios)
plural patios
- A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
- An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.
The flat looks out on a patio on one side and a churro café on the other.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Occitanpatu
- Spanishpatio
- Englishpatio
From Spanish patio, either from Old Occitan patu or pati (compare Occitan and Catalan pati), of uncertain origin.
More words from Spanish, Old Occitan
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вътрешен двор
- вътрешен двор (vătrešen dvor)an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Catalan pati, pati
- patia paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patian inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Czech terasa
- terasaa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
Danish terrasse, gårdhave
- terrassea paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- gårdhavean inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Dutch terras, patio
- terrasa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
- binnenplaatsan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Esperanto korto, teraso
- kortoa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- terasoa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
Finnish terassi, patio
- terassia paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patioa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
German Terrasse, Veranda
- Terrassea paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- Verandaa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- Patioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
- Innenhofan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Greek αίθριο, μεσαύλιο
- αίθριο (aíthrio)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- μεσαύλιο (mesávlio)an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Hebrew פטיו
- פטיוa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
Hindi आँगन, आँगन
- आँगन (āṅgan)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- आँगन (āṅgan)an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Hungarian terasz, tornác
- terasza paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- tornáca paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- belső udvaran inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Irish paitió
- paitióa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
Italian terrazza, patio
- terrazzaa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Persian حیاط, پاسیو
- حیاط (hayât)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- پاسیو (pâsyo)an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Polish weranda, patio
- werandaa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Portuguese pátio, pátio
- pátioa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- pátioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Russian па́тио, дво́рик
- па́тио (pátio)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- дво́рик (dvórik)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- терра́са (terrása)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- вера́нда (veránda)a paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- па́тио (pátio)an inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Spanish patio, patio
- patioa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- patioan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Swedish uteplats, terrass
- uteplatsa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- terrassa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
- innergårdan inner courtyard typical of traditional Spanish houses
Welsh patio
- patioa paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation
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Cite this entry
APA
patio. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patio
MLA
“patio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patio. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patio.
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