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lazzo
noun
laz·zo
\ˈläd(ˌ)zō\
Definition of lazzo
lazzi
\-(ˌ)zē\: a piece of interpolated comic business or dialogue in the commedia dell'arte — compare burla
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Origin and Etymology of lazzo
Italian, perhaps from Spanish lazo lasso, noose, snare, from Latin laqueus noose, snare
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