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porch

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /pɔːtʃ/
  • General-American: /pɔɹt͡ʃ/
  • /po(ː)ɹtʃ/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • /poətʃ/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: P AO1 R CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: with-definite-article

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Portico

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A covered entrance to a building, whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and with a separate roof. A porch often has chair(s), table(s) and swings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

Examples

  • He sat on his porch, waiting for his friend to come over.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A portico; a covered walk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: structure, construction

Narrower terms: back porch, deck, front porch, portico, stoop, stoep, veranda, verandah, gallery

History

Etymology

From Middle English porche, from Old French, from Latin porticus (“portico”). Doublet of portego, portico, and porticus.

Across languages

Translations

133 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: verandë — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Albanian: treme — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Albanian: hajat — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Northern Altai: паскыч (paskïč) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Northern Altai: паскыш (paskïš) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Southern Altai: кирнесте (kirneste) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Southern Altai: веранда (veranda) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Arabic: رِوَاق (riwāq) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Arabic: رُوَاق (ruwāq) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Arabic: شُرْفَة (šurfa) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Armenian: ճակատամուտք (čakatamutkʻ) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Armenian: պատշգամբ (patšgamb) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Azerbaijani: eyvan — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Azerbaijani: səki — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Azerbaijani: talvar — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Basque: apiriku — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Belarusian: га́нак (hának) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Belarusian: вера́нда (vjeránda) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Bengali: বারান্দা (baranda) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Bengali: রোয়াক (roak) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Bhojpuri: बरामदा (barāmədā) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Bulgarian: вера́нда (veránda) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Catalan: porxo — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Catalan: pòrtic — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Chinese Mandarin: 門廊 /门廊 (ménláng) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玄關 /玄关 (xuánguān) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Czech: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Dutch: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Dutch: portiek — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Erzya: кустембе (kustembe) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Esperanto: porĉo — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Esperanto: alero — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Esperanto: portiko — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Estonian: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Finnish: porstua — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Finnish: kuisti — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • French: porche — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • French: véranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • French: portique — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Galician: portal — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Galician: alpendre — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Georgian: პარმაღი (ṗarmaɣi) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • German: Vorbau — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • German: Vordach — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • German: Veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • German: Windfang — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • German: Vorraum — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Gothic: 𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰 (ubizwa) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Ancient Greek: παστάς (pastás) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Hebrew: מִרְפֶּסֶת (mirpéset) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Hindi: द्वारमण्डप (dvārmaṇḍap) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Hindi: बरामदा (barāmdā) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Hungarian: tornác — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Hungarian: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Irish: póirse — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Italian: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Japanese: ポーチ (pōchi) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Japanese: 玄関 (genkan) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Kabuverdianu: varanda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Kazakh: кіреберіс (kıreberıs) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Kazakh: шығаберіс (şyğaberıs) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Korean: 현관 (hyeon'gwan) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Korean: 포치 (pochi) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Kyrgyz: босого (bosogo) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Kyrgyz: крыльцо (krıltso) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Latin: porticus — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Latvian: lievenis — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Latvian: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Lithuanian: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Macedonian: трем (trem) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Macedonian: предворје (predvorje) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Malayalam: പൂമുഖം (pūmukhaṁ) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Māori: mahau — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Māori: whakamahau — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Māori: kōihi — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Māori: tupehau — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Māori: pikitara — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Māori: kopa pākai — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Mongolian: кирлц (kirlc) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Norman: portico — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Norwegian: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Old English: forehūs — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Pennsylvania German: Portsch — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Persian: ایوان (eyvân) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Polish: ganek — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Polish: przedsionek — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Portuguese: alpendre — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Portuguese: pórtico — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Portuguese: varanda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Romanian: verandă — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Romanian: portic — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Russian: крыльцо́ (krylʹcó) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Russian: вера́нда (veránda) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Scottish Gaelic: fosglan — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Serbo-Croatian: трем — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Serbo-Croatian: тријем — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Serbo-Croatian: trem — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Serbo-Croatian: trijem — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Slovak: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Slovene: preddverje — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Spanish: pórtico — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Spanish: porche — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Swedish: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Swedish: förstukvist — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Tagalog: portiko — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Tajik: айвончаи дари даромад (ayvonča-yi dar-i daromad) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Tajik: айвон (ayvon) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Tatar: болдыр (boldır) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Thai: เฉลียง (chlǐiang) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Thai: มุข (múk) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Thai: ระเบียง (rá-biiang) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Turkish: sundurma — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Turkish: veranda — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Ukrainian: ґа́нок (gánok) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Ukrainian: вера́нда (veránda) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Unami: alëwikaon — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Uzbek: ayvon — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Welsh: porth — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Welsh: cyntedd — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Yiddish: גאַניק (ganik) — a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
  • Esperanto: portiko — a portico; a covered walk
  • Finnish: pylväshalli — a portico; a covered walk
  • Galician: soportal — a portico; a covered walk
  • Ancient Greek: παστάς (pastás) — a portico; a covered walk
  • Hindi: द्वारमण्डप (dvārmaṇḍap) — a portico; a covered walk
  • Italian: portico — a portico; a covered walk
  • Latin: porticus — a portico; a covered walk
  • Norman: portico — a portico; a covered walk
  • Polish: portyk — a portico; a covered walk
  • Russian: по́ртик (pórtik) — a portico; a covered walk
  • Russian: кры́тая галере́я (krýtaja galeréja) — a portico; a covered walk
  • Spanish: pórtico — a portico; a covered walk
  • Spanish: soportal — a portico; a covered walk
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