mappamondo

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin mappa mundī (literally “chart of the world”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /map.paˈmon.do/, [mäppäˈmo̞n̪d̪o]
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Hyphenation: map‧pa‧món‧do

Noun

mappamondo m (plural mappamondi)

  1. globe (spherical map of the world)
  2. planisphere

Synonyms
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