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

nuraghic adjective

Word History

Etymology

Italian (Sardinian dialect), perhaps from Nura, Nurra, locality in Nuoro province, central Sardinia, Italy

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