Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ rt-k ō - ' sher
Function: noun
Etymology: French porte cochère, literally, coach door
Date: 1698
1 : a passageway through a building or screen wall designed to let vehicles pass from the street to an interior courtyard
2 : a roofed structure extending from the entrance of a building over an adjacent driveway and sheltering those getting in or out of vehicles