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balboa¹

  • /bælˈbəʊə/

Where it comes from

Named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa. See also Balboa.

noun balboas

  1. The currency of Panama, divided into 100 centésimos

Balboa²

  • /bælˈboʊə/ US

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Balboas

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

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noun currency of Panama

Españolbalboa

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"balboa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balboa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

balboa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balboa

Chicago

"balboa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balboa.

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@misc{balboa_2026,
  title = {balboa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balboa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}