PORTICO


Meaning of PORTICO in English

/ ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ; NAmE ˈpɔːrtɪkoʊ/ noun

( pl. -oes or -os ) ( formal ) a roof that is supported by columns, especially one that forms the entrance to a large building

—picture at stately home

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Italian , from Latin porticus porch.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.