(1451–1512), Italian merchant and explorer. He travelled to the New World, reaching the coast of Venezuela on his first voyage (1499–1500) and exploring the Brazilian coastline in 1501–2. The Latin form of his first name is believed to have given rise to the name of America.
Definition of Vespucci, Amerigo in US English:
Vespucci, Amerigo
proper nounvesˈp(y)o͞oCHē
(1451–1512), Italian merchant and explorer. He reached the coast of Venezuela on his first voyage 1499–1500 and explored the Brazilian coastline 1501–02. The Latin form of his first name is believed to have given rise to the name of America.