porch
pronunciation
How to pronounce porch in British English:
UK [pɔːtʃ]
How to pronounce porch in American English:
US [pɔːrtʃ]
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- Noun:
- a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
Word Origin
- porch
- porch: [13] Porch and portico [17] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to Italian portico, a descendant of Latin porticus ‘covered gallery or entry’, but whereas portico was borrowed directly, porch came via Old French porche. Porticus was derived from Latin porta ‘gate’, source of the port of English porthole.=> port, portico
- porch (n.)
- c. 1300, "covered entrance," from Old French porche "porch, vestibule," from Latin porticus "covered gallery, covered walk between columns, arcade, portico, porch," from porta "gate, entrance, door" (see port (n.2)). The Latin word was borrowed directly into Old English as portic.
Example
- 1. A walkie-talkie on the porch rail chirped .
- 2. We are likely to be on a porch .
- 3. Inner porch , some unnesessary stuff , drying space for clean linen .
- 4. Swinging on the porch swing .
- 5. Now the kids have found dad smoking pot on the porch .