laz·a·ret·to (l z  -r t  ) also laz·a·ret or laz·a·rette (-rt)n. pl. laz·a·ret·tos also laz·a·rets or laz·a·rettes 1. A hospital treating contagious diseases. 2. A building or ship used as a quarantine station. 3. often lazaret Nautical A storage space between the decks of a ship. [Italian lazzaretto : blend of lazzaro, lazar (from Late Latin Lazarus, Lazarus; see lazar) and dialectal Nazareto, popular name for a hospital maintained in Venice by the Church of Santa Maria di Nazaret.] |
lazaretto [ˌlæzəˈrɛtəʊ], lazaret, lazarette [ˌlæzəˈrɛt]
n pl -rettos, -rets, -rettes
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) Also called glory hole Nautical a small locker at the stern of a boat or a storeroom between decks of a ship
2. (Historical Terms) Also called lazar house pesthouse (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
[Italian, from lazzaro lazar]
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| Noun | 1. | lazaretto - hospital for persons with infectious diseases (especially leprosy) |
| 2. | lazaretto - a small locker at the stern of a boat or between decks of a ship locker, storage locker, cabinet - a storage compartment for clothes and valuables; usually it has a lock |
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