lazzaro

See also: Lazzaro

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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.

Noun

lazzaro m (plural lazzari)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of lebbroso: a leper

Derived terms

• lazzaretto
• lazzarista

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lazzaro m (plural lazzari)

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

Derived terms

• lazzarone

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• razzola

Neapolitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor man, ragged beggar, leper”), from the name of St. Lazarus.

Noun

lazzaro m (plural lazzare)

1. boor, lout

Derived terms

• lazzariare
• lazzariello
• lazzarone

References

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