Portico
/ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/ name, noun
name, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
"The amphitheatre hath two portici as that at Niſmes."
- 2 a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught).
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"The front has a magnificent portico."
Etymology
From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.