lazaret

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative forms 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative forms

• lazarette (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

From French lazaret, from Italian lazzaretto.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /læzəˈɹɛt/

[edit] Noun

lazaret (plural lazarets)

1. A lazaretto.
2. (nautical) A lazaretto.
   • 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 586:

     There were fish in the lazarettes and rope lockers, fish spilled out the portholes and came flapping out of charts as they were unrolled on the chart table

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Italian lazzaretto.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /lazaʁɛ/

[edit] Noun

lazaret m. (plural lazarets)

1. lazaret