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lazzarone

noun
laz·​za·​ro·​ne | \ ˌlazəˈrōnē, ˌlädzə-\
plural lazzaroni\ -​nē \

Definition of lazzarone

: one of the homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or begging

History and Etymology for lazzarone

Italian, augmentative of lazzaro beggar, leper, from Medieval Latin lazarus

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