lazzaretto

Italian

Etymology

Named after Santa Maria di Nazareth or Nazarethum, a maritime quarantine station on an island of the Ventian lagoon (modern name: Lazzaretto Vecchio), with influence of lazzaro (“leper”), 15th c.

Noun

lazzaretto m (plural lazzaretti)

1. A leper hospital
2. A place of quarantine; a lazaretto

Related terms

• lazzarista
• lazzaro
• lazzaronata
• lazzarone
• lazzaronesco
• lazzaronismo

Descendants

• English: lazaretto
• French: lazaret
  • English: lazaret

See also

• lebbra