trullo

American  

[troo-loh] / ˈtru loʊ /

noun

• trulli
  plural

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• trulli
  plural

Etymology

Origin of trullo

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

Example Sentences

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trullo trulli

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

The largest concentration of trulli is in Alberobello, where, densely concentrated and dating to the 15th century, they’ve been included on the Unesco World Heritage list.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019

I spent an afternoon wandering between the structures there, but found it much more rewarding to stumble upon the rural trulli scattered across the countryside.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019

The first time you see trulli, the traditional conical structures found scattered across the Itria Valley in the heart of Puglia, it’s easy to think you’ve walked into a fantasy movie set.

From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2019

British second-homers are buying up the local trulli – dome-roofed cottages built to keep out the summer heat.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 27, 2011

Those called trulli, which take the form of women as well as men, actually enter the service of some people, especially the Suions.

From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola