Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palazzo

/pəˈlɑt͡soʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: palaz-zo
IPA: /pəˈlɑt͡soʊ/

27

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large, palatial urban building in Italy.

Example Sentences

"Cecil Spenser's society—who soon shewed he could understand and enter into his views—became a source of great gratification, and his young countryman was almost domesticated at the palazzo."
"At the piazzas, Romans are usually surrounded by tourists attracted by the classical palazzos, churches, monuments and fountains."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian palazzo, from Latin palātium (“palace, large residence”), from Palātium (“Palatine”), one of the seven hills of Rome, where aristocrats built large homes. Doublet of palace and Pfalz.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: palazzo, palātium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pəˈlɑt͡soʊ/
British English: /pəˈlæt͡səʊ/

Inflected Forms

palazzos (plural) palazzi (plural)

Derived Forms

palazzolike palazzos

Phrases

palazzo pants

Rhymes With

lazo collazo matarazzo randazzo mazo suazo razo durazo erazo bozzo picazo panozzo

Questions

How do you pronounce palazzo?: The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɑt͡soʊ/.
What does palazzo mean?: A large, palatial urban building in Italy.
Where does palazzo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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