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lazzarone
noun
laz·za·ro·ne
\ˌlazəˈrōnē, ˌlädzə-\
Definition of lazzarone
lazzaroni
\-nē\: one of the homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging
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Origin and Etymology of lazzarone
Italian, augmentative of lazzaro beggar, leper, from Medieval Latin lazarus
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