verandah vs porch

verandah and porch both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
verandah	Yes	No	No	No
porch	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, porch is a hypernym of verandah; that is, porch is a word with a broader meaning than verandah:

verandah: a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
porch: a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

verandah (noun)	porch (noun)
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)	a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance