Balboa

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciationsEnglish: /bælˈbəʊə/, Spanish: /balˈβoa/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bal bō′ə; Sp. bäl bô′ä)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Bal•bo•a  (bal bō′ə; Sp. bäl bô′ä),USA pronunciation n. 
    Vas•co Nú•ñez de  (bäs′kô no̅o̅′nyeth ᵺe),USA pronunciation 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
  1. Place Namesa seaport in Panama at the Pacific terminus of the Panama Canal. 2568.
  2. Currency(l.c.) a silver coin and monetary unit of Panama, equal to 100 centesimos.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Balboa / bælˈbəʊə balˈβoa/
  1. Vasco Núñez de ( ˈbasko ˈnuɲeθ de ). ?1475–1519, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513
Balboa / bælˈbəʊə balˈβoa/
  1. a port in Panama at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal: the administrative centre of the former Canal Zone. Pop: 2750 (1990)
'Balboa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Panama - Panama Canal - centesimo

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