Chupple

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Chuppel m (Graubünden)
• Chuppele

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (“little tub”); from cupa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈxupːlə/

Noun

Chupple f (plural Chüpple)

1. (architecture) dome

References

• “Chuppel”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache^[1] (in German), volume III, 1885–2020, column 405