stoa
[
stoh
-
uh
]
/ˈstoʊ ə/
noun
,
plural
stoas,
stoai
[
stoh
-ahy]
/ˈstoʊ aɪ/
(
Show IPA
),
stoae
[
stoh
-ee]
/ˈstoʊ i/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
Greek Architecture.
a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Origin
1595-1605;
<
Greek
stoá
British Dictionary definitions for
stoa
stoa
/
ˈstəʊə
/
noun
(
pl
)
stoae
(
ˈstəʊiː
),
stoas
1.
a covered walk that has a colonnade on one or both sides, esp as used in ancient Greece
Word Origin
C17: from Greek
Word Origin and History for
stoa
n.
"portico," c.1600, from Greek
stoa
"colonnade, corridor," from PIE
*sta-
"to stand" (see
stet
).