laz|a|ret|to

laz|a|ret|to
laz|a|ret|to «LZ uh REHT oh», noun, plural -tos.
1. a hospital for people having contagious or loathsome diseases; pesthouse.
2. a building or ship used for quarantine purposes.
3. a place in some merchant ships, near the stern, in which supplies are kept.
[< Italian lazzaretto, blend of lazzaro lazar, and the name of a hospital (Santa Maria di) Nazaret (St. Mary of) Nazareth]

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  • laz|a|rette — laz|a|ret or laz|a|rette «LAZ uh REHT», noun. = lazaretto. (Cf. ↑lazaretto) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ret — abi·u·ret; amo·ret·to; aph·ae·ret·ic; ap·o·ret·ic; apy·ret·ic; ar·bo·ret; ar·ret; ar·sen·iu·ret·ted; ba·ret·ta; bar·ret; bar·ret·ter; be·ret; ber·ret·ti·no; bi·ret·ta; bi·u·ret; car·bu·ret·ant; car·bu·ret·or; ca·ret·ta; ca·ret·to·che·lyd·i·dae;… …   English syllables

  • lazaret — laz·a·ret …   English syllables

  • lazaretto — laz·a·ret·to …   English syllables

  • lazaretto — laz·a·ret·to .laz ə ret (.)ō or laz·a·ret ret, rēt n, pl rettos or rets 1) usu lazaretto an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases 2) a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine …   Medical dictionary

  • lazaretto — laz•a•ret•to [[t]ˌlæz əˈrɛt oʊ[/t]] also laz a•ret′, laz a•rette′ n. 1) med a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, esp. leprosy 2) a building or a ship set apart for quarantine purposes 3) naut. navig. a small storeroom within… …   From formal English to slang

  • lazaretto — /laz euh ret oh/, n., pl. lazarettos. 1. a hospital for those affected with contagious diseases, esp. leprosy. 2. a building or a ship set apart for quarantine purposes. 3. Also called glory hole. Naut. a small storeroom within the hull of a ship …   Universalium

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