name · noun · 3 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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UK:/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ/
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US:/ˈpɔɹtɪkoʊ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
name
Meaning 1
The Stoic philosophy (after the public porch on the agora of Athens where Zeno taught).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Porch
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: porch
Narrower terms: narthex
History
Etymology
From Italian portico, from Latin porticus (“porch”), from porta (“gate”). Doublet of porch, portego, and porticus.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Aramaic:
אסטוא
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Aramaic:
ܐܙܓܐ
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Aramaic:
ܐܣܛܘܐ
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Bengali:
রোয়াক
(rōẇak)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Bulgarian:
портик
(portik)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Catalan:
pòrtic
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Danish:
porticus
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Dutch:
portiek
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Esperanto:
portiko
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Finnish:
portiikki
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
French:
portique
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Galician:
pórtico
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
German:
Portikus
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Gothic:
𐌿𐌱𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰
(ubizwa)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Ancient Greek:
στοά
(stoá)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Ancient Greek:
αἴθουσα
(aíthousa)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Hindi:
द्वारमण्डप
(dvārmaṇḍap)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
tornác
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
előcsarnok
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
oszlopos előtér
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Hungarian:
porticus
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Indonesian:
portik
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Italian:
portico
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Italian:
porticato
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Italian:
pronao
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Japanese:
ポルチコ
(poruchiko)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Latin:
porticus
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Latin:
ambulātiō
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Macedonian:
по́ртик
(pórtik)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Māori:
kōihi
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Norwegian Bokmål:
portiko
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Persian:
ایوان
(eyvân)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Persian:
ستاوند
(setâvand)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Polish:
portyk
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Portuguese:
pórtico
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Russian:
по́ртик
(pórtik)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Sanskrit:
पिण्ड
(piṇḍa)
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Slovene:
portik
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Spanish:
pórtico
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Swedish:
portik
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Turkish:
revak
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
Turkish:
sundurma
— small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building
