palazzo

[ puh-laht-soh; Italian pah-laht-tsaw ]

noun

, plural pa·laz·zi [p, uh, -, laht, -see, pah-, laht, -tsee].

1. an impressive public building or private residence; palace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palazzo¹

< Italian: literally, palace

Example Sentences

In its Spring/Summer 2014 ready-to-wear collection, Bottega Veneta created looks with colors inspired by the Roman palazzo of old.

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The society is set in a picturesque medieval mini castle not far from the Palazzo Vecchio.

From The Daily Beast

Big, bearded, and graying, Schnabel lives in a neo-Venetian palazzo in Greenwich Village.

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Outside the palazzo, there are three flags, the European, the Venetian, and the Mexican – the last one is blood-stained.

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François Pinault, at the opening of the Palazzo Grassi two years ago, exhibited his own skull X-rayed by Piotr Uklanski.

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Not far away to the left, behind this last, you will find the great Palazzo Doria.

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The first palace on your right is Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicini, with a fine picture gallery.

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The marriage festa was celebrated in Palazzo Riccardi with great magnificence.

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And the Palazzo Pretorio—it is a toy palace wonderfully carved and contrived, a toy that has been thrown aside.

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The salons of the Marchesa in the Palazzo Roccagiovine were much frequented.

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