al fresco

See also: alfresco

English

Adjective

al fresco (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of alfresco

Adverb

al fresco (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of alfresco

Anagrams

• Laforces

Italian

Adverb

al fresco

1. in a cool place; in the fridge
2. (slang, informal) in the cooler, in/to jail, in/to prison

   Il ladro è stato preso e messo al fresco. ― The thief was caught and sent to prison.

Descendants

• → English: alfresco
• → Polish: al fresco, alfresko

Anagrams

• scalferò

Polish

Alternative forms

• alfresko (obsolete)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian al fresco. Doublet of fresk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfrɛs.kɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛskɔ
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Noun

al fresco n (indeclinable)

1. (painting) fresco

   Synonym: fresk

Further reading

• al fresco in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• al fresco in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Adjective

al fresco (invariable)

1. al fresco (outdoors)

Adverb

al fresco

1. outdoors (in the open air)

Further reading

• “al fresco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10