balboa

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/bælˈbəʊə/US/bælˈboʊə/

noun

The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

OriginSpanish Balboa ← Galician Balboa ← Latin vallis →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

balboa1

nounbalboa (plural balboas)

plural balboas

  1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

Balboa2

proper nounBalboa (plural Balboas)

plural Balboas

  1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
  2. A town in Panama, formerly in the Panama Canal Zone.

Origin

balboa · noun

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

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Balboa · proper noun

  1. Latinvallis
  2. GalicianBalboa
  3. SpanishBalboa
  4. EnglishBalboa

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

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Translations

Spanish balboa
  • balboacurrency of Panama
Cite this entry
APA

balboa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balboa

MLA

“balboa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balboa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balboa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balboa.

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