palazzo

[puh-laht-soh, pah-laht-tsaw]

noun

plural

palazzi 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of palazzo¹

< Italian: literally, palace

Example Sentences

That itself is a towering achievement, but Roy's grassroots origins in a nondescript tribal village in West Bengal state's Purulia district - thousands of miles from Venice's glamorous palazzos - makes her triumph even more meaningful.

From BBC

But he doesn’t bother to mount most of his oil paintings, leaving them stacked against the walls of his 16th century palazzo like dollar records at a flea market.

From Los Angeles Times

“For the Excelsior hotel in Rome,” says Gropman, “the exterior was the Hassler, the lobby was the Plaza, and two suites were an amazing 16th century palazzo in the middle of Rome.”

From Los Angeles Times

The city is showing off its glories, with palazzos and domed churches reflected in the canals, a blue sky above.

From New York Times

And their taste in design moves fluidly through cultures and eras — from the polished flair of Brazilian Modernism to the epic proportions of Venice’s art-filled palazzos.

From New York Times