cupola
noun/ˈkjuːpələ/
/ˈkjuːpələ/
- a round part on top of a building (like a small dome)
- A high cupola of glass and iron crowned the roof.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: Italian, from late Latin cupula ‘small cask or burying vault’, diminutive of cupa ‘cask’.Definitions on the go
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