portico

See also pórtico

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/

Noun

portico (plural: porticoes, porticos)

1. A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:porch

Translations

small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building

Aramaic: אסטוא m. Classical Syriac: ܐܙܓܐ m., ܐܣܛܘܐ m. Dutch: portiek (nl) f. Esperanto: portiko (eo) Greek: Ancient: στοά f.

Hungarian: tornác (hu) Italian: portico (it) m., porticato (it) m., pronao (it) m. Latin: porticus (la) m., ambulātiō (la) f. Persian: ایوان (fa) (eyvân) Sanskrit: पिण्ड (sa) (piṇḍa) m. and n. Spanish: pórtico (es) m.

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Italian

Noun

portico m. (plural portici)

1. portico, arcade, porch

Synonyms

• (portico): pronao

Derived terms

• sottoportico

Related terms

• porticato
• porta

Anagrams

• protico, tropico