"balboa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bælˈbəʊə/ Forms: balboas [plural]
Etymology: Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa. Head templates: {{en-noun}} balboa (plural balboas)
  1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos Wikipedia link: Vasco Núñez de Balboa Related terms: centésimo Translations (currency of Panama): balboa [masculine] (Spanish), balboat (Volapük)

Inflected forms

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