Balboa

//bælˈbəʊə// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos
  2. 2
    the basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
  2. 2
    A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone.

Synonyms

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vasco nunez de balboa

Example

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"Mr Balboa is so well known as to need no introduction."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

Etymology 2

From Spanish Balboa, from Galician Balboa, from Valboa, from Latin vallis bona, "Good Valley".

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Balboa Heights

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