lazar

See also: Lazar and Lázár

English

Alternative forms

• Lazar

Etymology

From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Latin lazarus, from Lazarus (name of a biblical figure), from Ancient Greek Λάζαρος (Lázaros), from Hebrew אלעזר (ʼElʻāzār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleɪzə/

Noun

lazar (plural lazars)

1. (archaic) A sufferer of an infectious disease, especially leprosy.
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Derived terms

• lazar house

See also

• Lazarus
• leper

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Spanish

Verb

1. to lasso something.

See also

• lacear