Boa

Boa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boa"

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin boa (a large snake).

Proper noun

Boa f

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

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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, diminutive Boanl or Boanerl) (West Central Bavarian)

  1. (anatomy) bone

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin boa.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈboːa/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(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 Boaren)

    1. bear
    Hyponyms

    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
    Hyponyms
    • Holtboa
    • Schädelboa