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- US Pronunciation
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- [boh-uh]
- /ˈboʊ ə/
- /ˈbəʊə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [boh-uh]
- /ˈboʊ ə/
Definitions of boa word
- countable noun boa A boa or a feather boa is a long soft scarf made of feathers or of short pieces of very light fabric. 3
- countable noun boa A boa is the same as a boa constrictor. 3
- noun boa any large nonvenomous snake of the family Boidae, most of which occur in Central and South America and the Caribbean. They have vestigial hind limbs and kill their prey by constriction 3
- noun boa a woman's long thin scarf, usually of feathers or fur 3
- noun boa any of a number of tropical and subtropical, nonvenomous constrictor snakes (family Boidae) that use their powerful coils to squeeze their prey to cause death by suffocation, as the anaconda or boa constrictor 3
- noun boa a woman's long scarf, as of fur or feathers, worn around the neck or shoulders 3
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Origin of boa
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin: water adder
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Parts of speech for Boa
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
boa popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for boa
noun boa
- shawl — a square, triangular, or oblong piece of wool or other material worn, especially by women, about the shoulders, or the head and shoulders, in place of a coat or hat outdoors, and indoors as protection against chill or dampness.
- stole — simple past tense of steal.
- bandanna — A bandanna is a brightly-coloured piece of cloth which is worn around a person's neck or head.
- kerchief — a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
- ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
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