alfresco

See also: al fresco

English

Alternative forms

• al fresco (especially adverb)
• al-fresco (adjective)

Etymology

From Italian al fresco. Compare Spanish al fresco.

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: ăl-frěs'-kō, IPA^(key): /ælˈfɹɛs.koʊ/

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Adjective

alfresco (not comparable)

1. Outdoor, open to the atmosphere.

   The walking district features many alfresco cafés.

Translations

outdoor — see outdoor

Adverb

alfresco (not comparable)

1. Outdoors; in fresh air.

   As it was a sunny afternoon, we decided to dine alfresco on the patio.

   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:

     We sat alfresco on the edge of a “square,” in reality a pond of cobbly mud with a plinth plonked in its navel […]

2. (art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.

Derived terms

• al desko

Translations

outdoors — see outdoors

Anagrams

• Laforces