Balboa
noun
Vasco Núñez de 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
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Balboa
American
[bal-boh-uh, bahl-baw-ah]
/ bælˈboʊ ə, bɑlˈbɔ ɑ /
noun
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Vasco Núñez de 1475?–1517, Spanish adventurer and explorer who discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513.
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a seaport in Panama at the Pacific terminus of the Panama Canal.
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balboa, a silver coin and monetary unit of Panama, equal to 100 centesimos.
Balboa
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British
/ balˈβoa, bælˈbəʊə /
noun
Balboa
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British
/ bælˈbəʊə, balˈβoa /
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balboa
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British
/ bælˈbəʊə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of balboa
named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa
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Since 1979, Heart’s Coffee Shop in Lake Balboa has been under the careful ownership of Yuk and Sue Wong.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Bardwells are staying at a hotel since their neighborhood in Balboa is still under evacuation orders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Rocky Balboa is a stumblebum club fighter making $65 a fight and working on the side as collection man for small-time mobsters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
They lured me to the Balboa Cafe for dinner and wine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
According to a widely quoted chronology by the sixteenth-century cleric Miguel Cabello Balboa, the Chanka offensive took place in 1438.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Many currencies, from the Hong Kong dollar to the Panama balboa, are pegged against the dollar for similar reasons.
From Reuters ● May 25, 2023
Plus I am interested in that era – I like jazz, and dance swing and balboa.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 16, 2017
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