or  laz*a*ret  n, pl  -rettos  or  -rets  1  usu lazaretto  :  an institution (as a hospital) for those with contagious diseases  2  :  a building or a ship used for detention in quarantine .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  lac·er·ate 
 
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