Outside in the fresh air. "Al fresco" is Italian for "in the fresh (air)." Kelly planned a wonderful al fresco luncheon for her bridesmaids. Wow, it's so nice outside. Let's dine al fresco tonight.

And others. It is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase (et alii, et aliae or et alia, depending on the number and gender), and is typically used after a name or list of names to indicate the inclusion of others. This research was carried out by Richards et al.

slang Marijuana and alcohol. ("Herb" is a slang word for marijuana and "Al" is a shortening of "alcohol.") I'm looking forward to hanging out with Herb and Al this weekend. Traffic cops are trained to detect when drivers have Herb or Al in their systems.