cupola
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (“little tub”); from Latin cupa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over.
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[edit] Noun
cupola (plural cupolas or cupolae)
- (architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
- (military) A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.
[edit] Translations
architecture: dome-shaped ornamental structure
military: small turret
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- (etymology) cupola in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Noun
cupola f. (plural cupole)
