| lazzaro |
| spallanzani | (n) Italian physiologist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (1729-1799), Syn. Lazzaro Spallanzani |
| Lazzaroni | 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. |