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Added 10 October 2026

cupola

/ˈkjuːpələ/ noun

Latin root: cūpula Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cupola at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.
An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cūpula (“little tub”); from Latin cūpa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over. Doublet of cupula.

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