cúpula

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Catalan[edit]

Noun[edit]

cúpula f (plural cúpules)

  1. dome, cupola

Portuguese[edit]

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cúpula

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Late Latin cūpula (small cask, burying vault), diminutive of Latin cūpa (tub, cask).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

cúpula f (plural cúpulas)

  1. cupola, dome
    Synonym: domo
  2. (Brazil) summit (gathering of leaders)
    Synonym: (Portugal) cimeira

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Spanish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Late Latin cupula (small cask, burying vault), diminutive of Latin cūpa (tub, cask).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkupula/ [ˈku.pu.la]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -upula
  • Syllabification: cú‧pu‧la

Noun[edit]

cúpula f (plural cúpulas)

  1. (architecture) cupola, dome (dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome)
  2. (figurative) leadership

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