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. (Rome, informal, often capitalized) the dome of St. Peter in Rome