cupolone

Italian

Etymology

From cupola (dome, cupola) +‎ -one (augmentative suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.poˈlo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: cu‧po‧ló‧ne

Noun

cupolone m (plural cupoloni)

  1. (informal) a large cupola or dome (especially on a large cathedral, etc.)
  2. (Romanesco, informal, often capitalized) the dome of St. Peter in Rome