portique
See also: Portique
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin porticus. Doublet of porche.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔʁ.tik/
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Noun
portique m (plural portiques)
- (architecture) portico
- gantry
- a type of crane
- frame (of a swing, jungle gym etc.)
- metal detector (at airport etc.)
Descendants
- → Dutch: portiek
- → English: portic
Further reading
- “portique”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- tropique