lazaretto in Catalan
lazaretto in Catalan is llatzeret — lazaretto means a place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
lazaretto in Catalan
llatzeret
(also, figuratively) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. [from early 17th c.]
What does "lazaretto" mean?
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noun A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
"It is probable that from their inception the lazaretti did not house all plague victims. Wealthier victims were probably "quarantined" in their homes."
- noun A building, or sometimes a ship, used to keep ill people apart from others for a while so an infectious illness does not spread.
- noun The area at the front of a merchant ship's tweendecks used to store provisions.
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- It is probable that from their inception the lazaretti did not house all plague victims. Wealthier victims were probably "quarantined" in their homes.
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What is "lazaretto" in Catalan?
"lazaretto" in Catalan is llatzeret. lazaretto means: A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
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