palazzo

noun

pa·​laz·​zo pə-ˈlät-(ˌ)sō How to pronounce palazzo (audio)
plural palazzi pə-ˈlät-(ˌ)sē How to pronounce palazzo (audio)
: a large imposing building (such as a museum or a place of residence) especially in Italy

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Pair it with loose palazzo pants or shorts to ride out the rest of the hot season, then warm it up with cardigans and jeans once temperatures drop. Clara McMahon, People.com, 31 July 2025 Cider Palazzo Pants Hailing from the brand that’s perpetually all over your Instagram, these Cider palazzo pants are lounge-worthy yet elegant enough to wear to the office. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2025 The palazzo is now a museum where visitors can admire a gallery of papal portraits, of varying quality, and imagine the dreams that visited the successive occupants of the papal bedroom, with its narrow twin bed. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 28 July 2025 The palazzo is rococo — the architect restored it and put modern Italian furniture inside. Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for palazzo

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin palatium palace

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of palazzo was in 1657

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“Palazzo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palazzo. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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