John Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (nee NÃ©e Helen Cecilia) burke And Salvatore. Travolta his father was Of italian descent and his mother was Of irish. ancestry
â¢ PORTICO (noun). The noun PORTICO has 1 sense: 1. a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area. Familiarity information: PORTICO used as a noun is very rare.
n, pl -diums or -dia (-dÉªÉ) 1. a small raised platform used by lecturers, orchestra conductors, etc; dais. 2. (Architecture) a plinth that supports a colonnade or wall. 3. (Architecture) a low wall surrounding the arena of an ancient amphitheatre. 4. (Zoology) zoology. a. the terminal part of a vertebrate limb.