mappemonde
English edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Latin mappa mundī.
Noun edit
mappemonde (plural mappemondes)
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin mappa mundī. The first component is a doublet of nappe, the inherited form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mappemonde f (plural mappemondes)
- a map of the world, showing the two hemispheres as separate circles
Further reading edit
- “mappemonde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.