portico

[ pawr-ti-koh, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊ, ˈpoʊr- /

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noun, plural por·ti·coes, por·ti·cos.

a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.

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Origin of portico

1595–1605; <Italian <Latin porticus porch, portico. See port⁴

Words nearby portico

Port Hudson, Port Hueneme, Port Huron, Portia, Portici, portico, porticoed, portiere, Porţile de Fier, Portinari, porting

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How to use portico in a sentence

It’s a lively scene, with the father and wayward son embracing as the older brother stews, the mother looks on and a village woman dances beneath a portico.
Following a trail of frescoes in the mountains of North Carolina|Barbara Noe Kennedy|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
The service and reading of the names will be held under the outdoor portico at Epworth Methodist Church on Holland Glade Road in Rehoboth.
World AIDS Day arrives amid another pandemic|Parker Purifoy|November 24, 2020|Washington Blade
Beneath the portico, numbers of servants and retainers were lounging about, enjoying the fresco.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
The pair disappeared among the glittering and gaily-dressed crowd that thronged the portico.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

He stood still an instant, hidden by the porphyry columns of the portico.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Her hand in his, he led her down the steps of the portico, all strewn with white bells of lilies, a carpet of blooming snow.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
There is also a library, and the Homereium, a quadrangular portico, which has a temple of Homer and a statue.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for portico

portico

/ (ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ) /

noun plural -coes or -cos

a covered entrance to a building; porch

a covered walkway in the form of a roof supported by columns or pillars, esp one built on to the exterior of a building

Word Origin for portico

C17: via Italian from Latin porticus porch

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