lazaretto
3 synonyms for lazaretto, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lazzareto (archaic), lazzaretto, lazzeretto, from lazzaro (“leper”) + -etto (diminutive or meliorative suffix). Lazzaro is derived from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), from Lazarus, from Ancient Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר ('el'azár, literally “God has helped”), from אֵל ('é...
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