lazareto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- lazaretto noun A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
Senses
lazareto is used for these senses in English:
- lazaretto A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis. [from mid 16th c.]
- lazaretto (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.]
lazaretto — full definition
- noun A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.
- noun 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.
- noun A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored.
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