pergola
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pergola¹
- /ˈpɜːɡələ/ UK
- /ˈpɜɹɡələ/ US
- /pɜːˈɡɐʉlə/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian pergola, from Latin pergula.
noun pergolas · pergole · pergolo · pergula
- A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants. The thick vegetation met overhead, interlacing into a natural pergola, and through this tunnel of verdure in a golden twilight flowed the green, pellucid river, beautiful in itself, but marvelous from the strange tints thrown by the vivid light from above filtered and tempered in its fall.
- Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.
Pergola²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Pergola.
proper noun Pergolas
- A surname from Italian.
Translations
Talk about this word "pergola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pergola. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pergola. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pergola "pergola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pergola.Cite this
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title = {pergola},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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