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pergola

noun
/ˈpɜːɡələ/UK/ˈpɜɹɡələ/US/pɜːˈɡɐʉlə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pergola, from Latin pergula.

  1. derived from pergula
  2. borrowed from pergola

Definitions

  1. A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof

    A framework in the form of a passageway of columns that supports a trelliswork roof; used to support and train climbing plants.

    • While both pergolas and arbors are most dramatic cloaked in climbing, flowing plants, only a pergola will stand naked as a piece of architecture.

  2. Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.

  3. A surname from Italian.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA