balboa

See also: Balboa

English

Etymology

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bælˈbəʊə/

Noun

balboa (plural balboas)

1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

Translations

currency of Panama

• Spanish: balboa (es) m
• Volapük: balboat (vo)

See also

• centésimo

French

Etymology

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

Noun

balboa m (plural balboas)

1. balboa

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish balboa, named after Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈbɔ.a/
• Rhymes: -ɔa
• Hyphenation: bal‧bò‧a

Noun

balboa m (invariable)

1. balboa (currency of Panama)

Further reading

• balboa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• balboa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

balboa m (definite singular balboaen, indefinite plural balboa or balboas, definite plural balboaene)

1. balboa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

balboa m (plural balboaen)

1. balboa

Spanish

Etymology

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

Noun

balboa m (plural balboas)

1. balboa

Further reading

• “balboa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28