portique

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin porticus. Doublet of porche.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.tik/

Noun

portique m (plural portiques)

(architecture) portico
gantry
A type of crane
frame (of a swing, jungle gym etc.)
metal detector (at airport etc.)

Further reading

“portique” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

tropique

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.