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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 33, 1519-1522

Note 32 — PRIMO VIAGGIO INTORNO AL MONDO

James Alexander Robertson translation

MS. 5,650 adds: “otherwise called ‘labeiche.’” Labech (Italian libeccio) is simply a name for the southwest wind. This is another instance in which the French adapter adds an explanation to the Italian, thus explaining the Italian term garbino, “southwest.”

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