lazaretto

• Sustantivo con dos significados distintos: un hospital para personas con enfermedades infecciosas, especialmente lepra; o un pequeño armario o compartimento cerrado para almacenamiento, situado en la popa o entre las cubiertas de un barco.

A noun with two distinct meanings: a hospital for people with infectious diseases, especially leprosy; or a small locker or storage compartment located at the stern or between decks of a ship.

1. Quarantine hospitalC2formalmedical

   A hospital or building used to isolate and treat people with contagious diseases, especially leprosy or plague.

   Hospital de cuarentena

   • The lazaretto on the island was used to quarantine sailors with fever.
   • During the outbreak, the old monastery was turned into a lazaretto.
   • The lazaretto was isolated from the main town to prevent the spread of infection.

   Sinónimoslazaretlazarettepesthouse

2. Ship's lockerC2formal

   A small storage compartment or locker located in the stern of a ship or between decks, used for storing provisions or supplies.

   Pañol de proa o pañol de víveres

   • The captain stored the spare ropes in the lazaretto.
   • The crew kept emergency rations in the lazaretto near the stern.
   • He opened the lazaretto to retrieve the medical kit.

   Sinónimoslazaretlazarette