vespucci

What does vespucci mean?

vespucci means "Florentine navigator who explored the coast of South America; America was named in his honor (1454-1512)".

How many syllables are in vespucci?

vespucci has 3 syllables and divides as ve-spuc-ci under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for vespucci?

Close synonyms include Amerigo Vespucci, Americus Vespucius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vespucci a common word?

vespucci is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for vespucci come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.