alfresco

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See also: al fresco

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Etymology

From Italian al fresco. Compare Spanish al fresco.

Pronunciation

  • (US) 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.

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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: 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.

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