portico

C2+ Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /ˈpɔrtɪˌkoʊ/ UK /ˈpɔːtɪˌkəʊ/ See IPA manual

noun

Meanings

1

noun
a roofed structure supported by columns at the entrance of a building

Guests gathered beneath the marble portico of the mansion.

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1 noun · a roofed structure... porch colonnade veranda portalstoa

Word family

Forms porticoed

Derived forms porticoed

Related forms porch port

Etymology

From Italian portico, from Latin porticus ('portico, colonnade'), from porta ('gate, door').

portico Italian porticus Latin porta Latin

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# portico

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈpɔrtɪˌkoʊ
**IPA (UK):** ˈpɔːtɪˌkəʊ

## Meanings
1. a roofed structure supported by columns at the entrance of a building

## Examples
- Guests gathered beneath the marble portico of the mansion.

## Synonyms
- porch
- colonnade
- veranda
- portal
- stoa

## Derived Forms
- porticoed

## Related Forms
- porch
- port

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: portico
- Root: porticus
- Root: porta

## Etymology
From Italian portico, from Latin porticus ('portico, colonnade'), from porta ('gate, door').

## AI Etymology
Portico is from Italian portico, from Latin porticus ('portico, colonnade'), from porta ('gate, door'). Important recorded forms include portico (Italian), porticus (Latin), and porta (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a roofed structure supported by columns at the entrance of a building. The wider family includes derived forms such as porticoed and related words such as porch and port.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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