lazaretto UK /ˌlæzəˈɹɛtəʊ/US /ˌlæzəˈɹɛtoʊ/ noun3 •(historical) A place reserved for people with infectious diseases (especially leprosy or plague) to live on a long-term basis.Miss Rossignol lived in the lazaretto / For Roman Catholic crones; she had white skin, / And underneath it, fine, old-fashioned bones; […] — 1962 •(historical) A building such as a hospital, or occasionally a ship, used to temporarily isolate sick people to prevent the spread of infectious diseases; a quarantine. •A place at the front of the tweendecks of a merchant ship where provisions are stored. formslazaretti · lazarettoes · lazarettos