English Explanatory Dictionary

balboa

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
name
  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
  2. A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone.

Pronunciation

/bælˈbəʊə/ /bælˈboʊə/

Word forms

balboa balboas

Etymology

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

Related words

centésimo

Derived words

Balboa Heights
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