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Definition: Lazzaroni
Lazzaroni
\Laz`za*ro"ni\ (l[a^]z`z[.a]*r[=o]"n[i^]; It.
l[aum]t`s[.a]*r[=o]"n[-e]), n. pl. [It. lazzarone, pl.
lazzaroni.]
The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or
begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which
serves as their refuge. [Written also, but improperly,
lazaroni.]
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