lazzaro

• IPA^(key): /ˈlad.d͡za.ro/
• Rhymes: -addzaro
• Hyphenation: làz‧za‧ro

From Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר‎ (“Eleazar”, literally “God has helped”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible.

lazzaro m (plural lazzari)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of lebbroso: a leper

• lazzaretto
• lazzarista

Borrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor, ragged”).

lazzaro m (plural lazzari)

1. (historical, derogatory) a supporter of the Bourbon monarchy in the south of Italy during the Risorgimento

• lazzarone

• làżżaro¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• làżżaro² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• razzola