Synonyms for pergola

Most common

arbor US · bower

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   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.

Related words

Other spellings

pergula

Forms

Plural

pergolas → arbors, bowers…

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

arbor², bower²

6 letters

arbour²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (arbor² = 2 syllables).