What is the Latin word for alley?

The usual Latin words for “alley” are ambulātiō, gestātiō, xystus; also angiportus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“alley” in Latin

ambulātiōa walk, stroll; a place for walking; promenade, walk, portico gestātiōbearing, carrying, wearing; promenade, ride, drive (in the sense of a brief or leisurely trip)xystuscovered portico or gallery (or one planted with trees)angiportusalley, lane (narrow street)

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

alley

ambulatio (for the purpose of walking up and down): gestatio (a place planted with trees for driving round for exercise): xystus (explained by Vitr. to be hypaethra ambulatio; a walk with trees or clipped hedges on each side, and generally adorned with statues).

Lane in a town: angiportus, ua (also angiportum).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for alley?: The usual Latin words for “alley” are ambulātiō, gestātiō, xystus; also angiportus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.