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