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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Her trousers remind us of these palazzo pants, a top seller at Amazon. Clint Davis, People.com, 23 June 2025 Match the occasion with your own sartorial floral arrangement printed across any dress, skirt, jumpsuit, pantsuit, or palazzo pant. Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 17 June 2025 They were influenced by Gulbenkian’s Paris house and a palazzo in Venice. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 10 June 2025 Most of the 23 guest rooms in this intimate five-star boutique hotel in Count Manfredi’s palazzo feature floor-to-ceiling glass windows—even in the showers—that face Ancient Rome’s most infamous arena. Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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