/trooh"loh/ , n. , pl. trulli /-lee/ .
a dwelling of the Apulia region of Italy, roofed with conical constructions of corbeled dry masonry.
[ 1905-10 truddu tryllos cupola, ult. trulla ladle, scoop (cf. TROWEL), prob. by intermediary sense "cup, goblet"; cf. similar development of CUPOLA ]