palazzo

noun

pa·​laz·​zo pə-ˈlät-(ˌ)sō 

plural palazzi pə-ˈlät-(ˌ)sē 

: a large imposing building (such as a museum or a place of residence) especially in Italy

Examples of palazzo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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The Villa Balbi, a palazzo hotel, still flies the flag of the Republic of Genoa, where its long-ago owners, the aristocratic Brignoles and Balbis, flourished and generated a number of the city’s doges. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin palatium palace

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for palazzo

• terrazzo