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Added 10 October 2026

palazzo

/pəˈlæt͡səʊ/ noun

Latin root: palātium Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about palazzo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large, palatial urban building in Italy.

Origin

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.

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