lazaretto
[ laz-uh-ret-oh ]
/ ˌlæz əˈrɛt oʊ /
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.
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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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