archipiélago

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arcipelago, probably a loan of Byzantine or Koine Greek *ἀρχιπέλαγος (*arkhipélagos), from ἀρχι (arkhi, “main”) +‎ -πέλαγος (-pélagos, “sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾt͡ʃiˈpjelaɡo/ [aɾ.t͡ʃiˈpje.la.ɣ̞o]

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• Rhymes: -elaɡo
• Syllabification: ar‧chi‧pié‧la‧go

Noun

archipiélago m (plural archipiélagos)

1. archipelago

Related terms

• piélago

 

Further reading

• “archipiélago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014