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Portico vs Hexastyle - What's the difference?

portico | hexastyle |

As a noun portico

is a porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

As an adjective hexastyle is

having six columns at the front on the portico.

portico

English

(wikipedia portico)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    hexastyle

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (architecture) having six columns at the front on the portico

    • Related terms

    * tetrastyle * octostyle * decastyle