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boa.

an interesting story, joke or news

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Brazil[ˈbo(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil/ˈbo.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. an interesting story, joke or news

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Galician boa and Spanish buena. See more at bom.

intj/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Brazil[ˈbo(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil/ˈbo.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. good one!, well done!, all right! (expresses approval, applause or admiration)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Galician boa and Spanish buena. See more at bom.

noun/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Brazil[ˈbo(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil/ˈbo.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. boa (any snake of the Boa genus)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Boa, from Latin boa (“large Italian snake species”).

adj/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Brazil[ˈbo(ʊ̯).ɐ]Brazil/ˈbo.ɐ/Portugal/ˈbo(w).ɐ/Northern, Portugal
  1. feminine singular of bom

    feminine · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Galician boa and Spanish buena. See more at bom.

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