proper noun/paˈθifiko/
the Pacific; ellipsis of Océano Pacífico (“Pacific Ocean”)
Related: buey del Pacífico
Borrowed from Portuguese (Mar) Pacífico, named by Ferdinand Magellan, from Latin pācificus (“peace making”).
/paˈθifiko/
the Pacific; ellipsis of Océano Pacífico (“Pacific Ocean”)
Related: buey del Pacífico
Borrowed from Portuguese (Mar) Pacífico, named by Ferdinand Magellan, from Latin pācificus (“peace making”).