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Webster 1913 Edition


Boa

Bo′a

(bō′ȧ)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Boas
.
[L.
boa
a kind of water serpent. Perh. fr.
bos
an ox.]
1.
(Zool.)
A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (
Boa imperator
), and the chevalier boa of Peru (
Boa eques
).
☞ The name is also applied to related genera; as, the
dog-headed boa
(
Xiphosoma caninum
).
2.
A long, round fur tippet; – so called from its resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boa

BO'A

,
Noun.
A genus of serpents, of the class Amphibia, the characters of which are, the belly and tail are furnished with scuta. It includes the largest species of serpent, the constrictor, sometimes 30 or 40 feet long.

Definition 2024


Boa

Boa

See also: boa, bo'a, and bō-á

Translingual

Proper noun

Boa f

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

Hypernyms

Hyponyms


German

Noun

Boa f (genitive Boa, plural Boas)

  1. boa

Declension


Plautdietsch

Noun

Boa m (plural Boare)

  1. bear

Noun

Boa n (plural Boasch)

  1. drill
  2. auger

boa

boa

See also: Boa, bo'a, and bō-á

English

Boa constrictor

Noun

boa (plural boas or boae)

  1. Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico, and the chevalier boa of Peru.
  2. (plural "boas") A type of scarf typically made from feathers.

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Anagrams


Dutch

Noun

boa f, m (plural boa's, diminutive [please provide])

  1. boa, snake of the genus Boa
  2. fur or plumed scarf, boa

Esperanto

Adjective

boa (accusative singular boan, plural boaj, accusative plural boajn)

  1. Related by marriage (rarely used; bo- is usually a prefix).

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: bo‧a
  • IPA(key): /ˈbo̞ːɑ/

Noun

boa

  1. boa (snake)

Declension

Inflection of boa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative boa boat
genitive boan boien
partitive boaa boia
illative boaan boiin
singular plural
nominative boa boat
accusative nom. boa boat
gen. boan
genitive boan boien
boainrare
partitive boaa boia
inessive boassa boissa
elative boasta boista
illative boaan boiin
adessive boalla boilla
ablative boalta boilta
allative boalle boille
essive boana boina
translative boaksi boiksi
instructive boin
abessive boatta boitta
comitative boineen

Compounds

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.a/

Noun

boa m (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Italian

Noun

boa m (invariable)

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Noun

boa f (plural boe)

  1. buoy

Katembri

Noun

boa

  1. moon

References

  • Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 88-89

Latin

Noun

boa f (genitive boae); first declension

  1. A large snake native to Roman Italy.
  2. A disease, the measles or smallpox.

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative boa boae
genitive boae boārum
dative boae boīs
accusative boam boās
ablative boā boīs
vocative boa boae

Verb

boā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of boō

References


Polish

Etymology 1

From Latin boa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.a/

Noun

boa m anim (indeclinable)

  1. boa (snake)

Etymology 2

From French boa, from Latin boa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.a/

Noun

boa n (indeclinable)

  1. boa (feather boa)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɐ/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (good).

Adjective

boa f sg

  1. Feminine singular of adjective bom.
Derived terms

Noun

boa f (plural boas)

  1. an interesting story, joke or news

Interjection

boa!

  1. good one!, well done!, all right! (expresses approval, applause or admiration)

Etymology 2

From New Latin Boa, from Latin boa (large Italian snake species).

Noun

boa f (plural boas)

  1. boa (any snake of the Boa genus)
Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.a/

Noun

boa m (plural boas)

  1. boa (snake)

Swedish

Noun

boa c

  1. boa (snake)
  2. boa (scarf)

Declension

Inflection of boa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative boa boan boor boorna
Genitive boas boans boors boornas

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French pourboire

Pronunciation

Verb

boa

  1. to leave a tip to; to tip (to give gratuity)

Derived terms

  • tiền boa ("tip")