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boa¹
- /ˈbəʊ.ə/ UK
- /bɔː/ UK, obsolete
- /ˈboʊ.ə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊə
Where it comes from
From Middle English boa, from Latin boa (“large snake”), a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History). The scarf was named attributively, for its resemblance to the snake when worn.
noun boas · boæ
- Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico.
- A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck. Do not take up your boa as if it were the rope with which you meant to hang yourself; nor wrap your shawl round you as if it were your shroud.
Boa²
noun Boas · Boa
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A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Similar: Ababua
BoA³
noun BoAs
- Abbreviation of basin of attraction; the gravitational center of a supercluster of galaxies; a Great Attractor.
BOA⁴
proper noun
- Initialism of British Olympic Association
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: feather boa, snake, constrictor, scarf, neckwear, fob, cor, sound, right, good, cdr, cbp, cpb, rdc, stole, cdrs
Translations
Talk about this word "boa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boa "boa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boa.Cite this
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year = {2026},
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