Polyglot Dictionary

boa

/bɔ.a/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les boas

Meaning

  1. boa

    • Le boa étouffe sa proie par constriction.

      The boa suffocates its prey by constriction.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

boa

boa is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "boa."

Portuguese

jiboia

jiboia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "boa."

Practice

1 What does boa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ étouffe sa proie par constriction.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches boa?

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