Chupple
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- Chuppel m (Graubünden)
- Chuppele
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cupola, from Latin cupula (“little tub”); from cupa, cuppa (“cup”); named for its resemblance to a cup turned over.
Pronunciation
- (Zurich) IPA(key): /ˈxupːlə/
Noun
Chupple f (plural Chüpple)
- (architecture) dome
References
- “Chuppel”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume III, 1885–2020, column 405