palazzo

[ puh-laht-soh; Italian pah-laht-tsaw ]

noun

, plural pa·laz·zi [p, uh, -, laht, -see, pah-, laht, -tsee].

1. an impressive public building or private residence; palace.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palazzo¹

< Italian: literally, palace

Example Sentences

“For the Excelsior hotel in Rome,” says Gropman, “the exterior was the Hassler, the lobby was the Plaza, and two suites were an amazing 16th century palazzo in the middle of Rome.”

From Los Angeles Times

The city is showing off its glories, with palazzos and domed churches reflected in the canals, a blue sky above.

From New York Times

And their taste in design moves fluidly through cultures and eras — from the polished flair of Brazilian Modernism to the epic proportions of Venice’s art-filled palazzos.

From New York Times

But what happens in that palazzo will make her ageless.

From Literature

One Saturday night a decade ago in South Florida, hundreds of mourners filed into the Boca Raton Resort & Club, a pink palazzo relic of the Roaring ’20s, and settled at tables in its Grand Ballroom.

From New York Times