PORCH


Meaning of PORCH in English

n.1 a covered shelter for the entrance of a building.

2 US a veranda.

3 (the Porch) the Stoa (see STOA 2).

Derivatives:

porched adj. porchless adj.

Etymology: ME f. OF porche f. L porticus (transl. Gk stoa) f. porta passage

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.