alfresco

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ælˈfrɛskəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ælˈfrɛskoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(al fres′kō)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•fres•co or al fres•co/ælˈfrɛskoʊ/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. Foreign Termsout-of-doors:to dine alfresco.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. Foreign Termsoutdoor:an alfresco picnic.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•fres•co  (al fres′kō),USA pronunciation adv. 
  1. out-of-doors;
    in the open air:to dine alfresco.

adj. 
  1. outdoor:an alfresco café.Also, al fres′co. 
  • Italian: in the cool, in a cool place. See fresco
  • 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alfresco /ælˈfrɛskəʊ/ adj , adv
  1. in the open air
Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian: in the cool

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