lazaretto

[ laz-uh-ret-oh ]

/ ˌlæz əˈrɛt oʊ /

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noun, plural laz·a·ret·tos.

a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, especially leprosy.

a building or a ship set apart for quarantine purposes.

Also called glory hole. Nautical. a small storeroom within the hull of a ship, especially one at the extreme stern.

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Also laz·a·ret, laz·a·rette

[laz-uh-ret]. /ˌlæz əˈrɛt/.

Origin of lazaretto

1540–50; <Upper Italian (Venetian ) lazareto, blend of lazzarolazar and Nazareto popular name of a hospital maintained in Venice by the Church of Santa Maria di Nazaret

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How to use lazaretto in a sentence

Her trips had become necessarily longer, and there was but two weeks' supply of food in the lazarette.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
"Clap on to that gant-line at the main fife-rail, and lift this bag of coffee out o' the lazarette," sang out the captain.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson
They broke open the lazarette and found several cases of wines and brandy, and a quantity of provisions of superior quality.
The Harbor Master|Theodore Goodridge Roberts
It was late afternoon, after discovering the girl in the lazarette, when Jerry again came on deck.
Jerry of the Islands|Jack London

Between records, Van Horn recollected the girl, and had her haled out of her dark hole in the lazarette to listen to the music.
Jerry of the Islands|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for lazaretto

lazaretto

lazaret or lazarette (ˌlæzəˈrɛt)

/ (ˌlæzəˈrɛtəʊ) /

noun plural -rettos, -rets or -rettes

Also called: glory hole nautical a small locker at the stern of a boat or a storeroom between decks of a ship

Also called: lazar house, pesthouse (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy

Word Origin for lazaretto

C16: Italian, from lazzaro lazar

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lazaretto

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British Dictionary definitions for lazaretto

lazaret or lazarette (ˌlæzəˈrɛt)

Word Origin for lazaretto