Cupola Definition

kyo͝opə-lə
cupolas
noun
A rounded roof or ceiling.
Webster's New World
A small dome set on a circular or polygonal base or resting on pillars.
American Heritage
A domelike structure surmounting a roof or dome, often used as a lookout or to admit light and air.
American Heritage
A small furnace for melting metals.
Webster's New World
A small, domelike structure on a roof.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Cupola

Noun

Singular:
cupola
Plural:
cupolae, cupolas

Origin of Cupola

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Italian from Late Latin cūpula diminutive of Latin cūpa tub

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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