pergola

[ pur-guh-luh ]

noun

1. an arbor formed of horizontal trelliswork supported on columns or posts, over which vines or other plants are trained.
2. a colonnade having the form of such an arbor.

pergola

/ ˈpɜːɡələ /

noun

1. a horizontal trellis or framework, supported on posts, that carries climbing plants and may form a covered walk

Word History and Origins

Origin of pergola¹

1645–55; < Italian < Latin pergula projecting roof, arbor

Word History and Origins

Origin of pergola¹

C17: via Italian from Latin pergula projection from a roof, from pergere to go forward

Example Sentences

Damon designed a waterfall that was displayed as the focal point during the ceremony, a floating deck to elevate us as the bride and groom, and a lounging pergola, used during the reception.

From Essence.com

Potential customers eyeing Supreme Aluminum Florida’s handiwork might have been wowed by the construction company’s poolside pergolas or outdoor grilling enclaves.

From Washington Post

Guests can take advantage of a pergola sitting area plus a fire pit and grill for cooking.

From Outside Online

To half a tennis-lawn add two ounces of croquet-mallet and three arches of pergola, and reduce the whole to a fine powder.

From Project Gutenberg

We next arranged tentatively for a brick veranda with a pergola top on the southern end of the house, and then went upstairs.

From Project Gutenberg

Flinging wide the glass door, we stepped out upon the terrace of the pergola-to-be, and looked toward the new bird bath.

From Project Gutenberg

Hard Cider came to build our pergola, and the clematis vines arrived to grow over it.

From Project Gutenberg

Our ramblers did their duty well, but the grape arbour and the pergola would not be covered properly in a season.

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