lazzaro
See also: Lazzaro
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
lazzaro m (plural lazzari)
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor, ragged”).
Noun edit
lazzaro m (plural lazzari)
- (historical, derogatory) a supporter of the Bourbon monarchy in the south of Italy during the Risorgimento
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Further 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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Neapolitan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish lázaro (“poor man, ragged beggar, leper”), from the name of St. Lazarus.
Noun edit
lazzaro m (plural lazzare)
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References edit
- Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 123[1]
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “lazzariare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano