Pergola vs. Verandah

Pergolanoun

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

Pergolanoun

Such a framework employed to provide shade, especially over a patio.

Pergolanoun

Lit., an arbor or bower;

Pergolanoun

a framework that supports climbing plants;

Pergola

A pergola is 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.

Verandahnoun

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)