lazzo

noun

laz·​zo

ˈläd(ˌ)zō

plural lazzi

-(ˌ)zē

: a piece of interpolated comic business or dialogue in the commedia dell'arte compare burla

Word History

Etymology

Italian, perhaps from Spanish lazo lasso, noose, snare, from Latin laqueus noose, snare

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