lazzariare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

lazzarejare
lazzarià, lazzarejà (alt. spellings)

Etymology

From lazzaro (“plebeian, boor”) +‎ -iare (verb-forming suffix).

For sense 2, compare the synonymous fà uno comm'a nu Santo Lazzaro.

Verb

lazzariare

to act or speak like a reprobate
to cover with cuts and bruises (as Saint Lazarus is commonly depicted)

References

Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 123
Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “lazzariare”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano

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