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lazzarone

lazzarone noun: one of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; a chance-worker or beggar.

Noun

lazzarone (plural lazzarones or lazzaroni)

  1. (historical, in plural) One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; a chance-worker or beggar.
    • What does he mean by his Rights of Man, and his equality?—What wretched and dangerous doctrine to diſſeminate among the lazzaroni* of England, where they are always ready enough to murmur againſt their betters?1792, Charlotte Smith, “Letter X. To Mr. Bethel.”, in Desmond. […], volume II, London: […] G[eorge,] G[eorge,] J[ohn] and J[ames] Robinson, […], →OCLC, page 121
    • […] attended by one or two of his band, who intended leaving off business and turning lazzaroni, they all set off for Naples, which they found in an uproar.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 255

Forms of lazzarone

plurallazzarones
plurallazzaroni

Origin of lazzarone

Borrowed from Italian lazzarone.

Questions about lazzarone

What does lazzarone mean?
Lazzarone means one of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; a chance-worker or beggar.
What part of speech is lazzarone?
Lazzarone is a noun.
What is the plural of lazzarone?
The plural of lazzarone is lazzarones.

Words near lazzarone in the dictionary

  1. Lazzaras
  2. lazzaretto
  3. lazzarettos
  4. Lazzari
  5. Lazzaris
  6. lazzarone
  7. lazzarones
  8. lazzaroni
  9. lazzi
  10. lazzo
  11. Laâyoune

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