See Also: patio(medicine)
patio(dictionary)
patio(encyclopedia)
patio(dictionary)
patio process(encyclopedia)
patio doors(dictionary)
Patio Beef(tourism)
Patio de Lugros(tourism)

patio (iou)



patio noun. Pl. -os. E19.
[Spanish = court of a house.]
Orig., an inner court, open to the sky, in a Spanish or Spanish-American house. Now also, a usu. roofless paved area adjoining and belonging to a house. E19.
Mining. A yard or floor where ores are cleaned, sorted, or amalgamated. Also ellipt., the patio process. M19.
Comb.: patio door a large glass sliding door leading to a patio, garden, or balcony; patio process an orig. Mexican process of amalgamating silver ores on an open floor.