aboma

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US/əˈboʊ.mə/

noun

Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.

OriginSranan Tongo aboma ← Akan aboma ← French aboma →
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Meanings

nounaboma (plural abomas)

plural abomas

  1. Any of the large South American serpents from the genus Boa or related genera.

Origin

  1. Frenchaboma
  2. Akanaboma“large constricting snake”
  3. Sranan Tongoaboma
  4. Englishaboma

From Sranan Tongo aboma, from Fanti Akan aboma (“large constricting snake”), perhaps via French aboma.

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Translations

Bulgarian боа-удушвач
  • боа-удушвач (boa-udušvač)any of several large South American serpents
Portuguese aboma
  • abomaany of several large South American serpents

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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