tempietto

English

Etymology

From Italian tempietto.

Noun

tempietto (plural tempiettos)

1. (architecture) A small, temple-like building
   • 2007 January 21, Christopher Gray, “Bankers Trust: The Building Known for Its Ziggurat Top”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Trowbridge & Livingston designed a chubby granite tower in the neo-Classical style topped not by a tempietto, a cupola or a spire — all used in previous high buildings — but a steep, massive pyramid of 24 steps.

Italian

Etymology

From tempio (“temple”) +‎ -etto (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /temˈpjet.to/
• Rhymes: -etto
• Hyphenation: tem‧piét‧to

Noun

tempietto m (plural tempietti)

1. a small building, in the form of a temple, in a landscaped garden

Descendants

• → English: tempietto