pátio

See also: patio and Patio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• pateo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Provençal patu or pati, from Latin pactum (“pact, agreement”) or from Latin pateō (“to lie open”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃi.u/ [ˈpa.t͡ʃɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpa.t͡ʃju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃi.u/ [ˈpa.t͡ʃɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpa.t͡ʃju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.t͡ʃi.o/ [ˈpa.t͡ʃɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈpa.t͡ʃjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpa.tju/

• Hyphenation: pá‧ti‧o

Noun

pátio m (plural pátios)

1. yard, courtyard
2. vestibule (passage, hall or room between the outer door and the interior of a building)

   Synonym: vestíbulo

3. patio (paved area next to a house)