boa

== Translingual == === Etymology === Abbreviation of English Bora. === Symbol === boa (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Bora. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Bora terms == English == === Etymology === From Middle English boa, from Latin boa (“large snake”), a species of serpent mentioned in Pliny's Naturalis Historia (Natural History). The scarf was named attributively, for its resemblance to the snake when worn. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbəʊ.ə/, (obsolete) /bɔː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊ.ə/ Rhymes: -əʊə === Noun === boa (plural boas or (obsolete) boæ) Any of a group of large American snakes, of the genus Boa, subfamily Boinae, or family Boidae, including the boa constrictor and the emperor boa of Mexico. A type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Boidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Boa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === Anagrams === Åbo, bao, AOB, oba, Abo, ABO, BAO, a.o.b., Oba., OAB, Bao, abo, OBA, A/B/O == Albanian == === Alternative forms === bo f — archaic === Etymology === Internationalism, compare French boa, Italian boa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboa/ Rhymes: -oa === Noun === boa f (plural boa, definite boa, definite plural boat) boa (Boa) boa mbytëse, boa shtrënguese ― Boa constrictor boa e gomës ― Charina bottae boa e rërës ― Eryx conicus, E. johnii === References === FGJSSH (1980), page 159b: “bóa” Mann (1948), page 33a: “boa, ja” Lloshi (2010), page 39b: “boa” == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin boa (“large snake”). Doublet of boà. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɔ.ə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [ˈbo.a] === Noun === boa f (plural boes) boa (snake) scaly dragonfish (Stomias boa boa) Synonym: boa marina ==== Derived terms ==== boa constrictora === Further reading === “boa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “boa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “boa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “boa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin boa (“large snake”). === Noun === boa c (singular definite boaen, plural indefinite boaer) boa (snake) boa (item of clothing) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== boaslange ==== Derived terms ==== boaslange fjerboa kongeboa === References === “boa” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch boa, from Latin boa. The use for scarf is a semantic loan from French boa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboː.aː/ Hyphenation: boa Rhymes: -oːaː === Noun === boa m (plural boa's, diminutive boaatje n) boa (snake of the genus Boa) fur or plumed scarf, boa ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: boa === References === van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “boa”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute === Further reading === boa on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Esperanto == === Etymology === From bo- +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboa/ Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: bo‧a === Adjective === boa (accusative singular boan, plural boaj, accusative plural boajn) Related by marriage (rarely used; bo- is usually a prefix). == Fala == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboa/ Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: bo‧a === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese voda (“wedding”), from Latin vōta (“vows”). ==== Alternative forms ==== boda (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) ==== Noun ==== boa f (plural boas) (Mañegu) wedding === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish boa, from Latin boa. ==== Noun ==== boa f (plural boas) boa === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== boa feminine singular of bo (“good”) === References === Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 67 == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin boa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbo.ɑ/, [ˈbo̞.ɑ̝] IPA(key): /ˈboː.ɑ/, [ˈbo̞ː.ɑ̝] Rhymes: -o.ɑ Syllabification(key): bo‧a Hyphenation(key): boa === Noun === boa boa (snake) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “boa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === abo == French == === Etymology === From Latin boa (“large snake”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔ.a/ === Noun === boa m (plural boas) boa (snake) boa (scarf) ==== Derived terms ==== boa constricteur === Further reading === “boa”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboa/ [ˈbo.ɐ] Rhymes: -oa Hyphenation: bo‧a === Etymology 1 === From Latin boa (“large snake”). ==== Noun ==== boa f (plural boas) boa (snake) boa (scarf) === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Adjective ==== boa feminine singular of bo === Further reading === “boa”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch boa, from Middle Dutch boa, from Latin boa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈboa̯] Hyphenation: boa === Noun === boa (plural boa-boa) boa, snake of the genus Boa fur or plumed scarf, boa === Further reading === “boa”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin boa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.a/ Rhymes: -ɔa Hyphenation: bò‧a === Noun === boa m (invariable) boa (snake) boa (scarf) === Noun === boa f (plural boe) buoy === References === == Katembri == === Noun === boa 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 == === Etymology 1 === First mentioned by Pliny. From Proto-Italic *gʷouā (with the b- due to a Sabellic intermediary), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷówyeh₂, a derivative of *gʷówyos (“pertaining to cows”). The semantic derivation stems from folk beliefs that snakes could drink cow milk; such folklore also underlies Serbo-Croatian guja and kravosas, the former being an exact cognate to the Latin word. ==== Noun ==== boa f (genitive boae); first declension A large snake native to Roman Italy. A disease, the measles or smallpox. ===== Declension ===== First-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== → Middle Dutch: boa Dutch: boa→ Indonesian: boa → Middle English: boa English: boa → Middle French: boa French: boa === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== boā second-person singular present active imperative of boō === References === === Further reading === “boa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press "boa", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) == Lindu == === Noun === boa lie; falsehood == Norwegian Bokmål == === Noun === boa m (definite singular boaen, indefinite plural boaer, definite plural boaene) boa == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === boa m (definite singular boaen, indefinite plural boaer or boaar, definite plural boaene or boaane) boa == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French boa. First attested in 1836. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.a/ Rhymes: -ɔa Syllabification: bo‧a === Noun === boa m animal (indeclinable) boa (any snake of the genus Boa) duży boa ― a large boa niewielki boa ― a small boa kilkumetrowy boa ― a boa a few meters long wygłodzony boa ― a starving boa wąż boa ― a boa snake cielsko boa ― a boa carcass ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === boa n (indeclinable) boa (type of long scarf; typically made from synthetic or real feathers (or occasionally fur), and usually worn by being draped across the shoulders with the ends hanging low, sometimes also with a loop around the neck) futrzane boa ― a furry boa pierzaste boa ― a feather boa puchowe boa ― a down boa wyłysiałe boa ― a featherless boa boa z piór ― a boa made of feathers boa ze strusich piór ― a boa made of ostrich feathers szal z boa ― a boa scarf poprawiać boa ― to fix a boa włożyć na szyję boa ― to wrap a boa around one's neck owinięty boa ― wrapped in a boa === References === === Further reading === boa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN boa in Polish dictionaries at PWN boa in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === bõa (archaic, dialectal) boua (dialectal) === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -oɐ, -owɐ Hyphenation: bo‧a === Etymology 1 === From Old Galician-Portuguese bõa, from Latin bona, feminine of bonus (“good”). Cognate with Galician boa and Spanish buena. See more at bom. ==== Adjective ==== boa feminine singular of bom ==== Noun ==== boa f (plural boas) an interesting story, joke or news ==== Interjection ==== boa! good one!, well done!, all right! (expresses approval, applause or admiration) === Etymology 2 === Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Boa, from Latin boa (“large Italian snake species”). ==== Noun ==== boa f (plural boas) boa (any snake of the Boa genus) Synonym: jiboia === Further reading === “boa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “boa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French boa. === Noun === boa m (uncountable) boa constrictor ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin boa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈboa/ [ˈbo.a] Rhymes: -oa Syllabification: bo‧a === Noun === boa f (plural boas) boa (snake) boa (scarf made from feathers) === Further reading === “boa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin boa. === Noun === boa c boa (snake) Synonym: boaorm boa (scarf) (Småland) the shed ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== boaorm fjäderboa === References === “boa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “boa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “boa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Vietnamese == === Etymology === From French pourboire (“tip”, literally “for-drink”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓwaː˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓwaː˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓwaː˧˧] === Verb === boa to leave a tip; to give gratuity tiền boa ― a tip === Anagrams === bao