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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
alfresco en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- ăl-frěs'-kō (General-American)
- /ælˈfɹɛs.koʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Italian al fresco. Compare Spanish al fresco.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Outdoor, open to the atmosphere.
The walking district features many alfresco cafés.
Forms
alfresco en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- ăl-frěs'-kō (General-American)
- /ælˈfɹɛs.koʊ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Italian al fresco. Compare Spanish al fresco.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Outdoors; in fresh air.
We sat alfresco on the edge of a “square,” in reality a pond of cobbly mud with a plinth plonked in its navel […]
2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN:As it was a sunny afternoon, we decided to dine alfresco on the patio.
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(not-comparable) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Forms
Deriveds
al desko