a dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.
Origin: 1905–10 < It < Apulian dial. truḍḍu < MGk, LGk trŷllos cupola, ult. < L trulla ladle, scoop (cf. trowel), prob. by intermediary sense “cup, goblet”; cf. similar development of cupola