Definitions for Pergola
ˈpɜr gə ləper·go·la

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. arbor, arbour, bower, pergolanoun

   a framework that supports climbing plants

   "the arbor provided a shady resting place in the park"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pergolanoun

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

2. Etymology: From pergola, from pergula.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pergola

   A pergola is most commonly an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave. As a type of gazebo, it also may be an extension of a building or serve as protection for an open terrace or a link between pavilions. They are different from green tunnels, with a green tunnel being a type of road under a canopy of trees. Pergolas are sometimes confused with "arbors," as the terms are used interchangeably. Generally, an "arbor" is regarded as wooden bench seats with a roof, usually enclosed by lattice panels forming a framework for climbing plants; in evangelical Christianity, brush arbor revivals occur under such structures. A pergola, on the other hand, is a much larger and more open structure. Normally, a pergola does not include integral seating. Modern pergola structures can also include architectural or engineering structures having a pergola design, which are not used in gardens. California High-Speed Rail, for instance, uses large concrete pergolas to support high-speed rail guideways which cut over roadways or other rail tracks at shallow angles (unlike bridges or over-crossings which are usually nearly at right angles). (See the high-speed rail pergola structure picture to the right for an illustration.)

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1. pergola

   A pergola is an outdoor structure, typically consisting of vertical columns or posts that support a roof of beams, often left open or partially covered by climbing plants or vines to create a shaded seating area or pathway. They are typically made of wood, metal or vinyl, and can be a free-standing structure or attached to a building.

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1. Pergola

   A pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained. As a type of gazebo, it may also be an extension of a building, or serve as protection for an open terrace or a link between pavilions. The origin of the word is the Late Latin pergula, referring to a projecting eave. The English term was borrowed from Italian. It was mentioned in an Italian context in 1645, by John Evelyn at the cloister of Trinità dei Monti in Rome and used by him in an English context in 1654, when, in the company of the fifth Earl of Pembroke, Evelyn watched the coursing of hares from a "pergola" built on the downs near Salisbury for that purpose. Pergolas may link pavilions or extend from a building's door to an open garden feature such as an isolated terrace or pool. Freestanding pergolas, those not attached to a home or other structure, provide a sitting area that allows for breeze and light sun, but offers protection from the harsh glare of direct sunlight. Pergolas also give climbing plants a structure on which to grow. Pergolas are more permanent architectural features than the green tunnels of late medieval and early Renaissance gardens, which were often formed of springy withies—easily replaced shoots of willow or hazel—bound together at the heads to form a series of arches, then loosely woven with long slats, on which climbers were grown, to make a passage that was both cool and shaded and moderately dry in a shower. At the Medici villa, La Petraia, inner and outer curving segments of such green walks, the forerunners of pergolas, give structure to the pattern, which can be viewed from the long terrace above it, and provide rare privacy in a teeming household, offering to those walking within it leafy glimpses into an orderly paradise, a formally-planted enclosed orchard that consciously recalled the Garden of Eden before Adam's Fall.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pergola

   per′gō-la, n. an arbour, a balcony.—Also Per′gula. [It.,—L. pergula, a shed.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PERGOLA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Pergola is ranked #33379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Pergola surname appeared 684 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Pergola.
   
   93.7% or 641 total occurrences were White.
   5.4% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.7% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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How to pronounce Pergola?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Pergola in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pergola in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Pergola in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Pergola
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pergola
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergola
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Pergola
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Pergola
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html