palazzo

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palazzo

/pəˈlæt͡səʊ/ UK
/pəˈlɑt͡soʊ/ US

Rhymes with -ætsəʊ, -ɑːtsəʊ

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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.

noun palazzos · palazzi

A large, palatial urban building in Italy. Cecil Spenser's society—who soon shewed he could understand and enter into his views—became a source of great gratification, and his young countryman was almost domesticated at the palazzo.

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Closest in meaning: palace, qasr, palais, piazza, minipalace, casino, pile, tempietto, pretorium, villa, albergo, castle, basilica, salotto, konak, portego

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@misc{palazzo_2026,
  title = {palazzo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palazzo},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}