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- [bal-boh-uh; Spanish bahl-baw-ah]
- /bælˈboʊ ə; Spanish bɑlˈbɔ ɑ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bal-boh-uh; Spanish bahl-baw-ah]
- /bælˈboʊ ə; Spanish bɑlˈbɔ ɑ/
Definitions of balboa word
- noun balboa Vasco Núñez de (ˈbasko ˈnuɲeθ de). ?1475–1519, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513 3
- noun balboa a port in Panama at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal: the administrative centre of the former Canal Zone. Pop: 2750 (1990) 3
- noun balboa the standard currency unit of Panama, divided into 100 centesimos 3
- noun balboa ˈVasˈco Núñez de (ˈvɑskɔˈnunjɛθ ðɛ ) ; väsˈk^ōno̅oˈnyet h the) 1475?-1519; Sp. explorer: 1st European to discover the Pacific Ocean (1513) 3
- noun balboa seaport in Panama, at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal: pop. 2,000 3
- noun balboa the former basic monetary unit of Panama 3
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Parts of speech for Balboa
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balboa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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