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

From personal pergolas and dining tables to commissioned benches — even a bridge for the Descanso Gardens — Greene has built a life in custom, handmade furniture.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1951, his collections were sold off and the pavilions and pergolas he built were knocked down.

From Los Angeles Times

A firepit and a shady pergola create more places for the family and their guests to congregate outdoors when the weather’s right.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe it’s a fence, a picnic table, a bench, your house siding, a shed, outdoor furniture or a pergola.

From Seattle Times

The front yard was mostly dead grass; the driveway was cracked and broken from runoff whenever it rained; and the funnel-shaped backyard was overwhelmed by a rotting wood pergola.

From Los Angeles Times