Definition of PORTICO

portico

Plural: portici, porticoes, porticos

Noun

  • a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area
  • A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 11

portico is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
portico is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
portico is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

portico is a valid Words With Friends word