periplo

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See also: périplo

Italian

Noun

periplo m (plural peripli)

  1. circumnavigation (of an island or continent)

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin periplus, from Ancient Greek περίπλους (períplous, circumnavigation).

Noun

periplo m (plural periplos)

  1. round trip, journey
    • 1999 October 12, “La costosa dictablanda de Pujol”, in El País:
      En ocasiones, la oposición levantó la voz, poniendo en duda la utilidad de semejantes periplos y destacando los alucinantes dispendios que la caravana suponía.
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