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

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