boa.
an interesting story, joke or news
Meaning & usage
an interesting story, joke or news
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.
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.
boa (any snake of the Boa genus)
Where this word comes from
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Boa, from Latin boa (“large Italian snake species”).
feminine singular of bom
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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