lazzaro
See also: Lazzaro
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editlazzaro m (plural lazzari)
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editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor, ragged”).
Noun
editlazzaro m (plural lazzari)
- (historical, derogatory) a supporter of the Bourbon monarchy in the south of Italy during the Risorgimento
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- làżżaro1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- làżżaro2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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editNeapolitan
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor man, ragged beggar, leper”), from the name of St. Lazarus.
Noun
editlazzaro m (plural lazzare)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 123[1]
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “lazzariare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano
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