tholos
noun
tho·los
ˈthōˌläs
variants or tholus
-ōləs
plural tholoi
-ōˌlȯi
or tholi -ōˌlī
1
: a round building of classical Greek date and style
2
: a circular tomb of beehive shape approached by a horizontal passage in the side of a hill
Word History
Etymology
Greek & Latin; Latin tholus rotunda, tholos, from Greek tholos