nüˈrägā noun
( plural nura·ghi -gē ; or nuraghes )
Etymology: Italian (Sardinian dialect), perhaps from Nura, Nurra, locality in Nuoro province, central Sardinia, Italy
: a large stone structure of Sardinia built in the shape of a truncated cone and held to date from the bronze age
the nuraghi … are easily the equal of the sphinx in mystery and grandeur — P.E.Deutschman
• nuraghic adjective