| 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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