See also: Lazar and Lázár

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From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, 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), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".

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lazar (plural lazars)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

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lazar (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

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Galician

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Inherited from Latin glaciāre. Synchronically lazo +‎ -ar.

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lazar (first-person singular present lazo, first-person singular preterite lacei, past participle lazado)

  1. to freeze
    Synonyms: conxelar, xear

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Etymology

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From Latin laqueus.

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /laˈθaɾ/ [laˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /laˈsaɾ/ [laˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧zar

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lazar (first-person singular present lazo, first-person singular preterite lacé, past participle lazado)

  1. (transitive) to lasso, to rope

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