balcony

Neoclassical balcony in Paris

Meaning

Noun

An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

Origin

From Italian balcone, from Old Italian balcone from Langobardic *balk, *balko, from Proto-Germanic *balkô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ-. Akin to Old High German balco, balcho, Old English balca. More at balk.

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