trullo

[ troo-loh ]

noun,plural trul·li [troo-lee]. /ˈtru li/.
  1. a dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.

Origin of trullo

1
1905–10; <Italian <Apulian dialect truḍḍu<Medieval Greek, Late Greek trŷllos cupola, ultimately <Latin trulla ladle, scoop (cf. trowel), probably by intermediary sense “cup, goblet”; compare similar development of cupola

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How to use trullo in a sentence

  • And he looked at her exactly as he had looked about an hour ago, when he was making love to her as trullo's betrothed.

    The Landleaguers | Anthony Trollope
  • But his lady-love could not very well make herself known to him from the stage as she was occupied at the moment with trullo.

    The Landleaguers | Anthony Trollope
  • This was the first council called by the Latins in trullo, because it was held in an apartment of the imperial palace.

    A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
  • This council was called by the Latins 'in trullo,' because it was held in an apartment of the imperial palace.

  • Penalties were inflicted by the council; both of Laodicea and trullo, on clergymen who did not observe both days as festivals.