trullo
Italian
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek τροῦλλος (troûllos).
Pronunciation
Noun
trullo m (plural trulli)
- A type of conical stone-roofed house in Apulia (especially in Alberobello)
- 2004, Giovanni Francesio, Italia del sud: Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Touring Editore, page 90:
- I trulli sono costruzioni in pietra dalla base circolare, a volte quadrangolare, sormontate da cupole di forma conica.
- Trulli are stone buildings with a circular base, sometimes quadrangular, topped by conical cupolas.
- 2004, Giovanni Francesio, Italia del sud: Campania, Puglia, Basilicata, Calabria, Touring Editore, page 90:
Further reading
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Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *troclu, from metathesis of *torclum, syncopated form of Latin torculum.
Noun
trullo m (plural trullos)
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