Boa

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Translingual

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Boa constrictor

Etymology

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From Latin boa (a large snake).

Proper noun

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Boa f

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

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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Boa (plural Boas or Boa)

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

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Bavarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

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Noun

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Boa n (plural Boana, diminutive Boanl or Boanerl) (West Central Bavarian)

  1. (anatomy) bone

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin boa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈboːa/
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Noun

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Boa f (genitive Boa, plural Boas)

  1. boa

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Plautdietsch

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Etymology 1

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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

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Boa m (plural Boaren or Boare)

  1. bear

Etymology 2

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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

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Boa n (plural Boasch)

  1. drill
  2. auger