patio
Meanings
Plural: patios
Noun
- 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.
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 is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordpatio is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
patio is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
patio is a valid Words With Friends word