lazzariare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• lazzarejare
• lazzarià, lazzarejà (alt. spellings)

Etymology

From lazzaro (“plebeian, boor”) +‎ -iare (verb-forming suffix).

For sense 2, compare the synonymous fà uno comm'a nu Santo Lazzaro.

Verb

lazzariare

1. to act or speak like a reprobate
2. to cover with cuts and bruises (as Saint Lazarus is commonly depicted)

References

• Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 123^[1]
• Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “lazzariare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano