English Explanatory Dictionary

palazzo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A large, palatial urban building in Italy.

Pronunciation

/pəˈlæt͡səʊ/ /pəˈlɑt͡soʊ/

Word forms

palazzo palazzos palazzi

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian palazzo, from Latin palātium (“palace, large residence”), from Palātium (“Palatine”), one of the seven hills of Rome, where aristocrats built large homes. Doublet of palace and Pfalz.

Derived words

palazzolike palazzo pants palazzos
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