Meaning & Definition of Cabot in English

1. Son of john cabot who was born in italy and who led an english expedition in search of the northwest passage and a spanish expedition that explored the la plata region of brazil

• In 1544 he published a map of the world (1476-1557)

2. Italian explorer who led the english expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of north america and explored the coast from nova scotia to newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498)