Amerigo Vespucci

[ uh-mer-i-goh ve-spoo-chee, -spyoo-; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw ves-poot-chee ]
/ əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ vɛˈspu tʃi, -ˈspyu-; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ vɛsˈput tʃi /

noun

Vespucci, Amerigo.

Definition for amerigo vespucci (2 of 2)

Vespucci
[ ve-spoo-chee, -spyoo-; Italian ves-poot-chee ]
/ vɛˈspu tʃi, -ˈspyu-; Italian vɛsˈput tʃi /

noun

A·me·ri·go [uh-mer-i-goh; Italian ah-me-ree-gaw] /əˈmɛr ɪˌgoʊ; Italian ˌɑ mɛˈri gɔ/, Americus Vespucius,1451–1512, Italian merchant, adventurer, and explorer after whom America was named.

British Dictionary definitions for amerigo vespucci (1 of 2)

Amerigo Vespucci
/ (Italian ameˈriːɡo vesˈputtʃi) /

noun

See Vespucci

British Dictionary definitions for amerigo vespucci (2 of 2)

Vespucci
/ (vɛˈspuːtʃɪ) /

noun

Amerigo (ameˈriːɡo), Latin name Americus Vespucius. ?1454–1512, Florentine navigator in the New World (1499–1500; 1501–02), after whom the continent of America was named