Phrase guide

onion dome

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An onion-shaped dome, characteristic of august buildings in Moghul and Russian architecture

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: architecture

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noun

Meaning 2

a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: dome

History

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: løgkuppel — onion-shaped dome
  • Dutch: uikoepel — onion-shaped dome
  • Estonian: sibulkuppel — onion-shaped dome
  • Finnish: sipulikupoli — onion-shaped dome
  • French: clocher à bulbe — onion-shaped dome
  • German: Zwiebelturm — onion-shaped dome
  • Hungarian: hagymakupola — onion-shaped dome
  • Icelandic: næpa — onion-shaped dome
  • Icelandic: laukturn — onion-shaped dome
  • Macedonian: кромидеста купола (kromidesta kupola) — onion-shaped dome
  • Polish: cebula — onion-shaped dome
  • Portuguese: cúpula bulbosa — onion-shaped dome
  • Russian: луковицео́бразный ку́пол (lukoviceóbraznyj kúpol) — onion-shaped dome
  • Spanish: cúpula acebollada — onion-shaped dome
  • Swedish: lökkupol — onion-shaped dome
  • Thai: โดมหัวหอม (dohm hŭa hŏm) — onion-shaped dome