palazzo
Americannoun
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palazzi
plural
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Etymology
Origin of palazzo
< Italian: literally, palace
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The palazzo is filled with ornate wall coverings and moldings, rococo furniture and artworks, and marble floors with intricately detailed inlays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
He wrote that the actor Jack Nicholson once mistakenly called him one of the “Getty boys” at a party in a 16th-century palazzo in Venice where guests arrived via gondola.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026
Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” rose from the crowd outside the government palazzo where he handed in his resignation to end his third and final term as premier, a leadership tenure spaced out over 17 years.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2023
Soon after, she and her husband, Agostino, a renewable-energy mogul of aristocratic lineage, transformed a family palazzo into a museum space in Guarene.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
“And the palazzo is where I will take you now,” said the old woman.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Many schools are housed in beautiful old palazzi - they were never designed with modern physical education in mind.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
As we enter, that video projection surrounds us with vast images of canals and churches, palazzi and domestic buildings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
After seeing the many truly luxurious palazzi and villas that serve as homes for high-ranking church officials, this Mount Baker abode really does appear extremely modest in comparison.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Gone are the cobblestone roads, the antiquities, the worn palazzi dappled like watercolors.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2021
Even in the old town large rambling old palazzi have been converted into factories, and the click of the shuttle is heard in unexpected places.
From Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino by Samuel Butler
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