- portico
- noun (plural -coes or -cos) Etymology: Italian, from Latin porticus — more at porch Date: 1605 a colonnade or covered ambulatory especially in classical architecture and often at the entrance of a building
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Portico — Por ti*co, n.; pl. {Porticoes}or {Porticos}. [It., L. porticus. See {Porch}.] (Arch.) A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance of a building. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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portico — / pɔrtiko/ s.m. [dal lat. portĭcus us, femm., affine a porta porta e a portus us porto2 ] (pl. ci, ant. chi ). (archit.) [ambiente limitato in uno dei suoi lati da una serie di pilastri e lungo gli altri lati da pareti continue: passeggiare sotto … Enciclopedia Italiana
pórtico — s. m. 1. Espaço coberto cuja abóbada é sustentada por colunas e que serve de entrada ou vestíbulo. 2. Porta monumental … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
portico — *colonnade, arcade, arcature, peristyle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
portico — has the plural form porticoes (preferred) or porticos … Modern English usage
pórtico — (Del lat. portĭcus). 1. m. Sitio cubierto y con columnas que se construye delante de los templos u otros edificios suntuosos. 2. Galería con arcadas o columnas a lo largo de un muro de fachada o de patio … Diccionario de la lengua española
portico — ► NOUN (pl. porticoes or porticos) ▪ a roof supported by columns at regular intervals, typically attached as a porch to a building. ORIGIN Italian, from Latin porticus porch … English terms dictionary
