trullo

American  

[troo-loh] / ˈtru loʊ /

noun

plural

trulli

1. a dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.

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Etymology

Origin of trullo

1905–10; < Italian < Apulian dialect truḍḍu < Medieval Greek, Late Greek trŷllos cupola, ultimately < Latin trulla ladle, scoop ( trowel ), probably by intermediary sense “cup, goblet”; compare similar development of cupola

Example Sentences

There, the biggest disruption came in the form of a pair of black horses that walked right in front of my own little trullo, out for their morning stroll with the farm’s caretaker.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2019