sottoportico
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sotto- (“under-”) + portico (“porch”). Cognate to Venetan sotopòrtego.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]sottoportico m (plural sottoportici)
- the interior of a portico
- (especially in Venice) an alley that passes underneath a building
- Synonym: (Venice) sotoportego