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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lazzaretto.
Pronunciation
Noun
lazareto m (plural lazaretos)
- leprosarium (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people)
- Synonyms: leprosário, leprosório, gafaria, leprosaria
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian lazzaretto.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /laθaˈɾeto/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /lasaˈɾeto/
- Rhymes: -eto
- Syllabification: la‧za‧re‧to
Noun
lazareto m (plural lazaretos)
- lazaretto (a place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis)
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