NOUN | quantity | balboa | the basic unit of money in Panama |
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person | Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa | 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) |
Sounds | baalbow'ah | |
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Rhymes | boa ... Samoa: 11 rhymes with owah... |
Meaning | The basic unit of money in Panama; equal to 100 centesimos. | |
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Parts | centesimo | A fractional monetary unit of several countries |
Broader | Panamanian monetary unit | monetary unit in Panama |
Spanish | balboa | |
Catalan | balboa |
Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonym | Vasco Nunez de Balboa | |
Instance of | navigator | In earlier times, a person who explored by ship |
Spanish | Balboa, Vasco Nunez de Balboa | |
Catalan | Balboa |
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