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trul•lo
(tro̅o̅′lō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (-lē).USA pronunciation
- Architecturea dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.
- Latin trulla ladle, scoop (compare trowel), probably by intermediary sense "cup, goblet''; compare similar development of cupola
- Medieval Greek, Late Greek trŷllos cupola, ultimately
- Apulian dialect, dialectal truḍḍu
- Italian
- 1905–10