portico

[ pawr-ti-koh, pohr- ]

/ ˈpɔr tɪˌkoʊ, ˈpoʊr- /

a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.

Origin of portico

1595–1605; < Italian < Latin porticus porch, portico. See port⁴

Pettigrass stooped with his back to the portico and patted the dog.

The Quickening |Francis Lynde
The crowd around the portico was dissolved; and the faithful dispersed, taking their various directions.

Christmas Stories from French and Spanish writers |Antoinette Ogden
Its portico supported by eighteen colossal Ionic columns is reached by a wide flight of steps.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 6 |Various
But they went in at the main gate and mounted the steps of the portico.

The Girls of Central High on Track and Field |David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

A portico, rising over six stone steps, protected a door painted brown and bearing a brass knocker.

A Bed of Roses |W. L. George

portico

/ (ˈpɔːtɪkəʊ) /

a covered entrance to a building; porch

a covered walkway in the form of a roof supported by columns or pillars, esp one built on to the exterior of a building

C17: via Italian from Latin porticus porch