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cupola

Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːpələ/

Translate cupola | into Italian

Definition of cupola

noun

1a rounded dome forming or adorning a roof or ceiling: a square tower crowned by a cupola the gilded cupola was supported by caryatids

2a gun turret.

3 (also cupola furnace) a cylindrical furnace for refining metals, with openings at the bottom for blowing in air and originally with a dome leading to a chimney above.