Vasco da (ˈvæskəʊ də). ?1469–1524, Portuguese navigator, who discovered the sea route from Portugal to India around the Cape of Good Hope (1498)
Gama in American English
see da Gama
Gama in American English
(ˈɡæmə, Portuguese ˈɡɑːmə)
noun
Vasco da (ˈvæskou də, Portuguese ˈvɑːʃku də), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around thecontinent of Africa to India