loggia

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/ˈlɒd͡ʒə//ˈlɒd͡ʒiə//ˈloʊd͡ʒə/

noun

A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

OriginItalian loggia ← Old French loge ← Medieval Latin laubĭa →
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Meanings

nounloggia (plural loggias or logge or loggie)

plural loggias · plural logge · plural loggie

  1. architectureA roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

    Mr Carrados was standing in the loggia of the Hotel Beverley when a not unfamiliar sound claimed his attention.

    1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Origin

  1. Frankish*laubijā
  2. Medieval Latinlaubĭa
  3. Old Frenchloge
  4. Italianloggia
  5. Englishloggia

Borrowed from Italian loggia, from Old French loge, from Medieval Latin laubĭa, from Frankish *laubijā. Doublet of lobby and lodge.

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Translations

Afrikaans loggia
  • loggiaa roofed, open gallery
Bulgarian лоджия
  • лоджия (lodžija)a roofed, open gallery
Catalan llotja
  • llotjaa roofed, open gallery
Chinese Mandarin 凉廊
  • 凉廊 (liángláng)a roofed, open gallery
Danish loggia
  • loggiaa roofed, open gallery
Finnish loggia
  • loggiaa roofed, open gallery
German Loggia
  • Loggiaa roofed, open gallery
Hungarian loggia
  • loggiaa roofed, open gallery
Italian loggia, portico
  • loggiaa roofed, open gallery
  • porticoa roofed, open gallery
Polish loggia, lodżia
  • loggiaa roofed, open gallery
  • lodżiaa roofed, open gallery
Portuguese lógia
  • lógiaa roofed, open gallery
Russian ло́джия
  • ло́джия (lódžija)a roofed, open gallery

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gaglio
Cite this entry
APA

loggia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggia

MLA

“loggia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “loggia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/loggia.

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