portico

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  1. noun A porch or walkway with a roof supported by columns, often leading to the entrance of a building.

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  1. Italian, from Latin porticus, from porta, gate; see per-2 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Italian portico = Spanish pórtico = Portuguese portico = French portique, from Latin porticus, a porch, portico: see porch.
 

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/ˈpoʊrtɪkoʊ/
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