alfresco

See also: al fresco

English

Alternative forms

• al fresco

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Italian al (“at the”) + fresco (“cool”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: ăl-frěs'-kō, IPA^(key): /æl.ˈfɹɛs.koʊ/

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Adjective

alfresco (not comparable)

1. Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.

   The walking district features many alfresco cafés.

   • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas:

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

Translations

outdoors

• French: en plein air (fr)
• Italian: all'aperto (it)
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• Maori: o waho whare

Adverb

alfresco (not comparable)

1. Outdoors; in fresh air.

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

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

Translations

outdoors

• Bulgarian: навън (bg) (navǎn), на открито (na otkrito)
• Hungarian: a szabadban (hu)
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• Icelandic: undir berum himni, úti (is)
• Italian: all'aperto (it), fuori (it)

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