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.

Nearby words

layshaft, laytime, layton, laywoman, lazar, lazaretto, lazarist, lazarus, laze, lazear, lazio

Also laz·a·ret, laz·a·rette

[laz-uh-ret] /ˌlæz əˈrɛt/.

Origin of lazaretto

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

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Examples from the Web for lazaretto

Earlier this week I got an advance copy of his new LP, Lazaretto; it hasn't left my earbuds since.
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The islands on which the pest-houses were erected, were called il Lazaretto vecchio and il Lazaretto nuovo.
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The officer of the Lazaretto came, and advised us to remain on board that day and the next.
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The health-magistrate arrived at an early hour, on the morning of our departure from the lazaretto of Villa Franca.
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My father died in the Lazaretto, more through grief than disease.
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We walked to the town, which was built round the bay, nearly opposite the Lazaretto.
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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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