porch

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. 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.
  2. A portico; a covered walk.
  3. The platform outside the external hatch of a spacecraft.

Frekwensie

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/pɔːtʃ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

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

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