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portico^¹

/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/ UK
/ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/ US

Where it comes from

From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.

noun porticos · porticoes · portici

A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. The amphitheatre hath two portici as that at Niſmes.

Portico^²

proper noun the Portico

The Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught).
Similar: Porch

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noun small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building

Español	pórtico
日本語	ポルチコ poruchiko
हिन्दी	द्वारमण्डप dvārmaṇḍap
Português	pórtico
Français	portique
Deutsch	Portikus
Italiano	portico, porticato, pronao
Русский	по́ртик pórtik

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@misc{portico_2026,
  title = {portico},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/portico},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}