name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
balboa
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Sound
Pronunciation
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US: /bælˈboʊə/
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/bælˈbəʊə/
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CMU ARPABET: B AA0 L B OW1 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
Spanish explorer who in 1513 crossed the Isthmus of Darien and became the first European to see the eastern shores of the Pacific Ocean (1475-1519)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: navigator
noun
Meaning 5
the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Panamanian monetary unit
History
Etymology
From Spanish Balboa, from Galician Balboa, from Valboa, from Latin vallis bona, "Good Valley".
Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: balboa — currency of Panama
- Volapük: balboat — currency of Panama