palazzo

American  

[puh-laht-soh, pah-laht-tsaw] / pəˈlɑt soʊ, pɑˈlɑt tsɔ /

noun

plural

palazzi

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

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Etymology

Origin of palazzo

< Italian: literally, palace

Example Sentences

The palazzo is filled with ornate wall coverings and moldings, rococo furniture and artworks, and marble floors with intricately detailed inlays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

But he doesn’t bother to mount most of his oil paintings, leaving them stacked against the walls of his 16th century palazzo like dollar records at a flea market.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025

The director of the Colosseum Archeological Park, which includes the Palatine Hill, in a written description of the restored palazzo, dubbed it “the power palace par excellence.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 21, 2023

Soon after, she and her husband, Agostino, a renewable-energy mogul of aristocratic lineage, transformed a family palazzo into a museum space in Guarene.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2023

“And this,” he said, “is Anja Trevasse. She owns the palazzo you can see, there, overlooking the Great Canal. And indeed much of the city.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell