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Word: Portolan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 18th century: from French portulan and its source Italian portolano, apparently from porto ‘harbour’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈpɔːtəlan
Definition:
a book of sailing directions with charts and descriptions of harbours and coasts.
Short Definition:book of sailing directions with charts and descriptions of harbours and coasts
Variant Forms:
- portolano
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