tempietto

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English

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Etymology

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From Italian tempietto.

Noun

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tempietto (plural tempiettos)

  1. (architecture) A small, temple-like building
    • 2007 January 21, Christopher Gray, “Bankers Trust: The Building Known for Its Ziggurat Top”, in New York Times[1]:
      Trowbridge & Livingston designed a chubby granite tower in the neo-Classical style topped not by a tempietto, a cupola or a spire — all used in previous high buildings — but a steep, massive pyramid of 24 steps.

Italian

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Etymology

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From tempio (temple) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /temˈpjet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: tem‧piét‧to

Noun

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tempietto m (plural tempietti)

  1. a small building, in the form of a temple, in a landscaped garden

Descendants

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  • English: tempietto