LAZARETTO


Meaning of LAZARETTO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌla-zə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō ]

noun

or laz·a·ret -ˈret ; also laz·a·rette -ˈret

( plural -rettos or -rets also -rettes )

Etymology: Italian lazzaretto, alteration of Nazaretto, quarantine station in Venice, from Santa Maria di Nazareth, church on the island where it was located

Date: 1549

1. usually lazaretto : an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases

2. : a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine

3. usually lazaret or lazarette : a space in a ship between decks used as a storeroom

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.