nuraghe
noun
nu·ra·ghe
nüˈrägā
plural nuraghi
-gē
or nuraghes : 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
P. E. Deutschman nuraghic adjective
Word History
Etymology
Italian (Sardinian dialect), perhaps from Nura, Nurra, locality in Nuoro province, central Sardinia, Italy