Boa

See also: boa, boà, bõa, and bō-á

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin boa (a large snake).

Proper noun

Boa f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Boidae – the boa constrictors.

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English

Noun

Boa (plural Boas or Boa)

  1. A member of a Bwa-speaking ethnic group of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
    Synonym: Ababua

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare German Bein and Gebeine, Dutch been, English bone, Danish ben.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb̥ɔɐ̯/

Noun

Boa n (plural Boana)

  1. (anatomy) bone

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin boa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboːa/
  • (file)

Noun

Boa f (genitive Boa, plural Boas)

  1. boa

Declension


Plautdietsch

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German bar, bāre, from Old Saxon bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō (bear). Cognate with Dutch beer, German Bär, English bear, Icelandic björn.

Noun

Boa m (plural Boare)

  1. bear

Etymology 2

From Low German bohren, from Middle Low German bōren, from Old Saxon borōn, from Proto-Germanic *burōną (to bore).

Compare Dutch boor, English bore.

Noun

Boa n (plural Boasch)

  1. drill
  2. auger
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